Rivus Pharmaceuticals’ Series B round will finance ongoing clinical development of its lead drug, a pill that targets mitochondria to increase caloric expenditure. CEO Allen Cunningham said the new cash comes on the heels of results from a mid-stage obesity study showing treatment with the Rivus drug led to fat loss while also preserving skeletal muscle.
Acumen Pharmaceuticals’ IPO raised $160 million to fund clinical development of its Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate. Though that drug goes after the same target as Biogen’s recently approved Aduhelm, Acumen says its antibody has potential dosing and safety advantages.
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.
The startup which provides care by blending technology and physical clinics wants to change how women get care. First, it has to find OB/GYNs.
All told, the company will be active in 26 markets across 15 states, pending regulatory approval.
Among Kaiser union workers in California, more than 37,000 ballots were cast in support of a walkout compared to only 867 in opposition.
The Philadelphia-based startup plans to use the funding to boost its software capabilities and add employees to its sales, engineering and account management teams.
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.
Through their partnership, the companies will integrate DocASAP's real-time online scheduling with HealthSparq's provider and cost search capabilities in one platform.
By using Spok's offering, Vail Health has been able to automate processes for on-call scheduling and code calls and improve care team collaboration and communication.
In addition to the $500,000 investment in the startup, Inova will deploy Babyscripts' offering to its employee health plan, then to its entire system.
Kaiser's collaboration with the organization will be directed at seven communities in California as well as Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Montgomery County in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia, Denver, Atlanta and Honolulu.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Bessemer Venture Partners and Columbia Capital led the round, and Blue Heron Capital and California Health Care Foundation also participated.
The impetus for the focus on potential employer liability is a recent decision from the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Shocker, shocker — healthcare is challenging. At HLTH, CEOs Anne Wojcicki, Jonathan Bush and Frank Williams discussed how they persevered and made their companies succeed in a difficult sector.
The hospital said its implementation of Medicomp's Quippe clinical documentation system has helped it improve patient outcomes and boost clinician productivity.
Non-emergency medical transportation service startup Roundtrip recently closed a $1.9 million seed round and has begun collaborating with paratransit providers in Richmond and beyond to make their services more efficient.