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Kaiser

Could failing proton centers be a sign of a healthcare bubble?

Health systems rushed enthusiastically into expensive medical technologies such as proton beam centers. But now that employers, insurers and government seem determined to curb growth in healthcare spending and to combat overcharges and wasteful procedures, such bets are less of a sure thing.

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Pharma

JNJ, BioCrossroads invest in Hoosier pharma startup at work on potential hepatitis B cure

An Indiana University spinout attracted investors from Johnson & Johnson Development Corp. and BioCrossroads with novel drugs to treat, and even potentially cure, patients with hepatitis B. Assembly Pharmaceuticals received an undisclosed amount for this seed round. This funding will finance the preclinical proof of concept and help the company establish its bio labs in San Francisco, […]

Hospitals

Device to measure kidney function quicker preparing for human trials

Doctors may be able to identify signs and symptoms of kidney infections faster than traditional lab tests if a new monitoring tool from FAST BioMedical does well in clinical trials. FAST BioMedical has developed a small and durable bedside device that detects acute kidney failure by monitoring the presence of in vivo markers that are […]