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ACADIA HEALTHCARE SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: KAHN SWICK & FOTI, LLC REMINDS INVESTORS WITH ...

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until December 3, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a …

NDP says Yukon gov't tried to hide cost of $2M health-care review

The Yukon government expects its review of the health-care system to cost about thee times more than was originally announced, according to documents obtained by the opposition. Last week, the government announced a review of health-care services in the …

Healthcare issue tops County meeting

    In a marathon meeting, the Livingston County Board crammed a number of resolutions of appreciation for outgoing board members and officials, a presentation regarding the replacement of health and education building and a vote on restructuring the …

Tech: We asked some of the top young healthcare entrepreneurs in America for their advice — here's what they said

Healthcare is not an easy field to break into as an entrepreneur. Beyond the operations of business, a grasp on complex science and tech is also needed. This year's spotlighted members of Forbes' 30 under 30 list for healthcare is diverse in both …

Mount Sinai Health System of New York and Taikang Healthcare...

Partnership Will Transform Health Care Delivery at Taikang’s Xianlin Drum Tower Hospital in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China NEW YORK (PRWEB) November 16, 2018 Mount Sinai Health System, New York’s largest integrated academic medical center, announced …

iNTERFACEWARE to Expand On Large-Scale Integration Capabilities for Healthcare Organizations

iNTERFACEWARE Inc. Posted on: 16 Nov 18 iNTERFACEWARE to Expand On Large-Scale Integration Capabilities for Healthcare Organizations PR Newswire TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2018 Leading healthcare integration company tackles the complexities of managing large-scale …

Beyond bright and shiny: Practical applications for AI in healthcare

While much of the focus on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare involves its role in diagnosing diseases, machine learning can also help with day-to-day hospital operations, from critical goals like fall prevention to the more mundane work of paying …

Healthcare IT Market Survive to reach 15% CAGR | SWOT Analysis of More than 10 Companies| Global Industry Strategy and ...

Nov 16, 2018 (AB Digital via COMTEX) -- Global Healthcare IT Market Overview: Healthcare Information Technology (IT) is a vast field that applies IT for creating, designing, using, and maintaining the data systems in the field of healthcare. The market for …

Hartford HealthCare proposes $20 million facility in Mystic

Mystic — Hartford HealthCare announced Friday that it is seeking approval to construct a $20 million health center as part of phase three of the planned Perkins Farm development off Jerry Browne Road. Since the 70-acre Perkins Farm project was first …

Tekla Healthcare Investors Declares Stock Distribution

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 16, 2018--On November 16, 2018, Tekla Healthcare Investors declared a stock distribution of $0.51 per share. The record date for the stock distribution is November 28, 2018 and the payable date is December 31, 2018. The Fund …

Here's Why Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. Is Plummeting

What happened Shares of Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC), a company focused on providing psychiatric and chemical dependency services, dropped 19% as of 12:05 p.m. EST on Friday. The decline appears to be linked to the release of a report from …

No, You Can't Get "Free" Healthcare

Sure, I’d like clothes, gasoline and food to be free, although.  I’m not sure how the producers would get compensated. In California it would be twice the state’s current yearly budget.Some politicians have made careers clamoring for a universal healthcare …

‘CAHB committed to providing quality medical, healthcare services’

BINTULU: Columbia Asia Hospital Bintulu (CAHB) which started its operation back in 2010 is committed to provide high quality medical and healthcare services to the Bintulu community. Columbia Asia Hospital regional general manager (East Malaysia), Yeoh Kim …

UPDATE 2-GE Capital sells $1.5 bln healthcare equipment portfolio to TIAA

(Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) said on Friday its lending arm has sold a $1.5 billion healthcare equipment finance portfolio to U.S. lender TIAA Bank for an undisclosed sum. FILE PHOTO - The logo of General Electric Co. is pictured at the Global …

GE divests $1.5B in healthcare equipment loan portfolio to TIAA Bank

General Electric (NYSE:GE) has divested a portfolio of its healthcare equipment leases and loans from its GE Capital Healthcare Equipment Finance biz to TIAA Bank in a $1.5 billion deal as GE looks to trim down and narrow its focus, the companies said …

GE Capital sells $1.5 bln healthcare equipment portfolio to TIAA

(Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) said on Friday its lending arm has sold a $1.5 billion healthcare equipment finance portfolio to U.S. lender TIAA Bank for an undisclosed sum. FILE PHOTO - The logo of General Electric Co. is pictured at the Global …

Why this group is set on connecting health-care providers with entrepreneurs in Charlotte, beyond

Stocks mostly rise, powered by healthcare and energy companies

The S&P 500 index rose 6.07 points, or 0.2%, to 2,736.27. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 123.95 points, or 0.5%, to 25,413.22. The Nasdaq composite slipped 11.16 points, or 0.2%, to 7,247.87. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies …

Perlman Clinic launches PocketDoc app to support healthcare centers

San Diego based primary and urgent care provider, Perlman Clinic, has officially launched PocketDoc, a new iPhone App for virtual Urgent Care visits. You probably know Perlman Clinic for its seven, soon to be nine, primary and urgent care locations …

solo sciences inc. (solo*) Adds to Advisory Board

Continues to Build Team with Strategic Hires BOSTON, MA, USA, November 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The team at solo sciences inc. (solo*) continues to gain support for the company’s rapid expansion. Most recently, Chirag Shah has joined the …

Dr. Gregg Jantz Teaches Audiences to Defeat Their Anxiety in Seven Simple Steps

SEATTLE , WASHINGTON, USA, November 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dr. Gregg Jantz, a frequent speaker and gifted author on topics like depression and anxiety, gives audiences a fresh take on defeating their worries in his book Seven Answers for …

Janie P. Bess to be Featured on CUTV News Radio

FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, November 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Janie P. Bess is the author of Visions: A Memoir, in which she recounts her life story and the story of her son David Jr., affectionately known to his friends and …

FDA approves new drug to treat travelers’ diarrhea

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Aemcolo (rifamycin), an antibacterial drug indicated for the treatment of adult patients with travelers’ diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli), not complicated by fever or …

Teligent, Inc. Receives Notification of Deficiency From NASDAQ Related to the Delayed Filing of Form 10-Q

BUENA, N.J., Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teligent, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLGT), on November 13, 2018 received a standard notice from NASDAQ stating that, as a result of not having timely filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended …

Statement from USDA Secretary Perdue and FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on the regulation of cell-cultured food products from ...

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public meeting to discuss the use of livestock and poultry cell lines to develop cell-cultured food products. At this meeting, stakeholders shared valuable …

New Mexico Mesothelioma Compensation Center Now Appeals to A Power Plant or Energy Worker with Mesothelioma in New ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, November 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The New Mexico Mesothelioma Center says, "We are urging a power plant worker or energy worker with mesothelioma in New Mexico to call us anytime at 800-714-0303 to ensure they …

CareDx Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase ...

BRISBANE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value diagnostic solutions for transplant …

Ziopharm Oncology Provides Controlled IL-12 Update with Positive Data from Phase 1 Trial Presented at Annual Meeting of ...

Ad-RTS-hIL-12 plus 20mg veledimex (Controlled IL-12) determined to be preferred dosing with low-dose steroids to treat adult patients with recurrent glioblastoma Median overall survival for Ad-RTS-hIL-12 plus veledimex in patients receiving low-dose …

Connect for Health Colorado® Reports Increase in 2019 Medical Plan Selections

Denver, CO, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DENVER — More than 25,000 Coloradans selected health coverage through Connect for Health Colorado® between Nov. 1 and Nov. 15, a number 13 percent ahead of the pace one year ago, according to new data released …

Statement by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the FDA’s efforts to hold industry accountable for fulfilling ...

The FDA remains committed to ensuring that FDA-approved drugs are safe and effective for Americans. As part of this commitment, we require evidence from premarket clinical trials that the medicine will be both effective and safe for use when prescribed …

Statement by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on efforts to reduce animal testing through a study aimed at ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is committed to animal welfare in research by reducing, replacing and/or refining the use of animals in research, whenever possible. We’re taking a step today to propose a study that, once completed, could provide …

FDA approves first-line treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphoma under new review pilot

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) injection in combination with chemotherapy for adult patients with certain types of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). This is the first FDA approval …

Golden Leaf Closes C$7.9 million Private Placement of Unsecured Convertible Subordinated Debenture Units

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”, “Golden Leaf” or the “Issuer”) (CSE:GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF) is pleased to …

Letter to Shareholders to accompany recent proxy filing

CEO to share a few thoughts in advance of the upcoming shareholder call on Monday, November 19th at 5PM EST NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Specialty diagnostics company Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPO), yesterday filed a proxy statement …

Flexion Therapeutics Named Top Place to Work for Second Consecutive Year by The Boston Globe 

BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FLXN) today announced that it has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the second consecutive year. The rankings are based on the results from …

Aurora Spine Announces Exclusive Patent License Agreement for MIS SI Joint Product

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aurora Spine Corporation (TSXV:ASG) ("Aurora Spine" or the "Company") announced today that it has acquired an exclusive license to US patent #9,451,986 titled “Percutaneous sacroiliac …

Dragon Jade Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Proposed Registered Offering

HONG KONG, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dragon Jade International Limited (“Dragon Jade” or “the Company”) (OTCQX: DGJI), a provider of premier products and services, today notes that it has filed a registration statement on Form-1 (“Registration …

Progressive Care Inc. Announces Record-Breaking October 2018

MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD), a personalized healthcare services and technology company, today announced further growth year-over-year in revenue and record-breaking number of prescriptions filled for October …

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Ranked 88th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 500™

Imprimis attributes growth to its vision of making sure patients have access to high quality affordable medications   SAN DIEGO, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMMY) today announced that it ranked 88th on Deloitte …