Novartis was unsuccessful developing bimagrumab as a treatment for a rare muscle disorder, but additional tests showed encouraging results in fat reduction. Startup Versanis Bio licensed rights to the antibody and plans to use its Series A financing for clinical trials testing the drug in obese patients.
Direct-to-consumer health startup Hims bought dermatology business Apostrophe. It’s part of a broader push by the company to expand into more indications.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Scrutiny of drug prices will continue whether Trump or Biden wins. But pharma can take steps to address critics and cut costs before they reach a crisis point, according to a panel of industry experts.
A round-up of funding announcements this week. Other companies that have raised new venture capital funding rounds this week include Genespire, HeartVista and Particle Health and Vida.
While complaints about inadequate mental health care remain frustratingly commonplace throughout America’s health care system, Kaiser has come under particular scrutiny from California regulators in part because its therapists have been aggressive in documenting concerns.
The president and CEO of Kaiser Permamente, known as a tireless advocate of healthcare equity died in his sleep at the age of 60.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The ongoing labor battles have undermined the health giant’s once-golden reputation as a model of cost-effective care that caters to satisfied patients — which it calls “members” — and is exposing it to new scrutiny from politicians and health policy analysts.
Members who are traveling outside of the managed care organization's geographic footprint can receive healthcare services through MinuteClinic locations inside of CVS and Target stores at their standard co-pay without having to file for reimbursement.
A Kaiser Permanente survey found that 68 percent of respondents had least one unmet social need and one-third of reported that they were experiencing stress related to finding access to stable housing, adequate food, reliable transportation or other social support needs.
Last year the company made waves when it announced it was pledging up to $200 million to combat homelessness and affordable housing.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The move back to Kaiser Permanente Ventures comes after a year of working with New Leaf Venture Partners.
White Mountains Insurance Group led the Series C round along with returning investors including Accomplice and Social Capital.
The nation's largest private-sector healthcare system cited 2003 CDC guidelines on infection control in making its decision to stop buying interior products with antimicrobial agents.
The rate of dissatisfaction among providers with EHRs has grown increasingly more vociferous, particularly in lieu of the debacle in Dallas and with numerous studies underscoring the theme. But, according to a report from the Contra Costa Times, few organizations have been hit as hard as Alameda Health System, the public health system that runs […]
The California HealthCare Foundation’s state of the union for health accelerators is filled with interesting insights about the strengths and weaknesses of these organizations from the perspective of entrepreneurs that participate in them. New York Digital Health Accelerator, StartUp Health and Rock Health have each had acquisitions among their accelerator companies. Many other portfolio companies […]