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NorthStar Healthcare invests over $170M In two healthcare real estate transactions

NorthStar Healthcare Income, Inc. (NorthStar Healthcare) announced that it recently invested more than $170.0 million in two healthcare real estate transactions, including one assisted living portfolio acquisition and one mezzanine loan backed by a portfolio of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.

7 Oct 2014

Avidity NanoMedicines closes $6M convertible note financing, expands investor syndicate

Avidity NanoMedicines today announced that it has expanded its investor syndicate through the closing of a $6 million convertible note financing co-led by Fidelity Biosciences and TPG Biotech.

7 Oct 2014

Connecture launches private health insurance exchange solution, On Ramp

Connecture, Inc. ("Connecture"), a leading provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, today announced the immediate availability of On Ramp, a full service, private health insurance exchange solution and corresponding benefits portal that provides the functionality needed to dramatically enhance the delivery of employee benefits and empower consumers to make more informed health insurance decisions with ease.

7 Oct 2014

Cardiac Dimensions adds $8.5M to its previously announced financing

Cardiac Dimensions® today announced the addition of $8.5 million to its previously announced financing.

7 Oct 2014

COMS Interactive, PointRight partner to integrate advanced clinical services and predictive analytics

PointRight Inc., the industry-standard analytics leader for healthcare providers and payers, and COMS Interactive, also known as Clinical Outcomes Management Systems, the leading disease management software provider in the post-acute care marketplace, announce that the two companies will leverage their collective clinical strengths and sales and marketing resources.

7 Oct 2014

Pinnacle initiates pivotal Phase 3 trial in Germany for rare form of bile duct cancer

Pinnacle Biologics, Inc., a subsidiary of Concordia Healthcare Corp., announced today the initiation of the pivotal Phase 3 trial (OPUS) in Germany for a rare form of bile duct cancer for which there is currently no acceptable therapy.

7 Oct 2014

BenefitMall bags bronze Stevie Award for website HealthcareExchange.com

BenefitMall, the leading provider of employee benefit, human resources (HR), and payroll products and services, today announced it won the bronze Stevie Award in the 2014 American Business Awards for its website HealthcareExchange.com.

7 Oct 2014

MyCartis announces launch of digital multiplex biomarker analysis platform

MyCartis today announced the launch of Evalution, a multiplex biomarker analysis platform for the life sciences research market.

7 Oct 2014

Alberta study shows how smaller centers drive better outcomes for patients

A new model for stroke care is being studied in rural Alberta to reduce inequities in health across communities. This model, presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress, shows how hospitals in rural areas can mimic the type of care that's often only available in larger centres.

7 Oct 2014

Study identifies six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking

A new, large-scale study has identified six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking. The genome-wide meta-analysis, led by Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers, helps explain why a given amount of coffee or caffeine has different effects on different people and provides a genetic basis for future research exploring the links between coffee and health.

7 Oct 2014

MedDATA now certified to supply Medical Coding & Billing Services to Federal Government

Medical Data Consultants, Inc. a leading Medical Coding & Billing firm, is pleased to announce that they have been awarded GSA Schedule 520 contract (GS-23F-057BA) and are now certified to supply Medical Coding & Billing Services to the Federal Government.

7 Oct 2014

Cognizant announces acquisition of Cadient Group

Cognizant today announced it has acquired Cadient Group, a full-service digital marketing agency that serves a broad spectrum of life sciences companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer health, and medical device industries.

7 Oct 2014

DaVita HealthCare Partners honored with 2014 CBC Fall Health Braintrust Corporate Leadership Award

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, was recently recognized by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation with the 2014 CBC Fall Health Braintrust Corporate Leadership Award.

7 Oct 2014

Survey: Many U.S. adults support equal healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrant children

Access to health insurance is very limited for immigrants living in the U.S. - both undocumented immigrants and permanent residents. But a new survey has found that many U.S. adults who work on behalf of children think undocumented immigrant children should have access to healthcare equal to that of U.S.-born children.

7 Oct 2014

Acacia Pharma reports positive results from APD421 Phase 3 studies for management of PONV

Acacia Pharma announces positive Phase 3 results with APD421 for the management of post-operative nausea & vomiting (PONV). The data generated demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of PONV with APD421 compared to placebo in adult surgical patients at moderate to high risk of suffering PONV (PONV is defined as any episode of emesis or use of antiemetic rescue medication in the first 24 hours after surgery).

7 Oct 2014

UNM Cancer Center surgeon receives NCI's Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award

Surgeon Teresa Rutledge, MD, recently received the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award. Only 11 people nationwide received the award this year. Dr. Rutledge is the third faculty member in the history of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center to be recognized with this honor.

7 Oct 2014

Medicare open enrollment brings lots of choices

For millions of older Americans, it is time to sift through the mind-boggling array of Medicare plans. There is an average of 29 drug plans to digest, and about 18 options for Medicare Advantage, the plans delivered through private insurers. Then there are the 10 supplemental plans that cover what traditional Medicare does not. The choices can be paralyzing for anyone, and they can be even more challenging as you age. ... Here are some ideas on how to approach the decision-making process (Bernard, 10/3).

7 Oct 2014

Researchers launch landmark new program to explore potential impact of medical marijuana

Thanks to a $500,000 gift from international best-selling author and mental health advocate Patricia Cornwell, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers will launch a landmark new program that will more fully explore the potential impact of medical marijuana on cognition, brain structure and function.

7 Oct 2014

U-M scientists launch $11.5 million effort to better understand cause of Parkinson's disease

Deep in the brains of the million Americans with Parkinson's disease, changes to their brain cells put them at high risk of dangerous falls -- a problem that resists even the most modern treatments.

7 Oct 2014

Calif. won't challenge 2015 rate increases

The state's regulators didn't raise concerns about premium increases for the 10 plans in California's online marketplace. In addition, enrollment efforts make news in Missouri and Minnesota.

7 Oct 2014

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

NorthStar Healthcare invests over $170M In two healthcare real estate transactions

Avidity NanoMedicines closes $6M convertible note financing, expands investor syndicate

Connecture launches private health insurance exchange solution, On Ramp

Cardiac Dimensions adds $8.5M to its previously announced financing

COMS Interactive, PointRight partner to integrate advanced clinical services and predictive analytics

Pinnacle initiates pivotal Phase 3 trial in Germany for rare form of bile duct cancer

BenefitMall bags bronze Stevie Award for website HealthcareExchange.com

MyCartis announces launch of digital multiplex biomarker analysis platform

Alberta study shows how smaller centers drive better outcomes for patients

Study identifies six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking

MedDATA now certified to supply Medical Coding & Billing Services to Federal Government

Cognizant announces acquisition of Cadient Group

DaVita HealthCare Partners honored with 2014 CBC Fall Health Braintrust Corporate Leadership Award

Survey: Many U.S. adults support equal healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrant children

Acacia Pharma reports positive results from APD421 Phase 3 studies for management of PONV

UNM Cancer Center surgeon receives NCI's Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award

Medicare open enrollment brings lots of choices

Researchers launch landmark new program to explore potential impact of medical marijuana

U-M scientists launch $11.5 million effort to better understand cause of Parkinson's disease

Calif. won't challenge 2015 rate increases

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