Light Line Medical Enters Into Know-how License With Mayo Clinic

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Light Line Medical, Inc. today announced it has entered into a “know-how” License Agreement with Mayo Clinic to advance its visible light infection prevention system for off-the-shelf catheters. The collaboration will focus on the technology in peritoneal dialysis catheters, Foley (urinary) catheters and endotracheal tubes and vascular catheters. Infection of invasive catheters … [Read more…]

Humana Hiring 300 Seasonal Remote Positions

Company recruiting candidates nationwide to support fall Medicare Annual Election Period LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced it is looking to hire about 300 seasonal Enrollment Representatives for nationwide work-from-home positions. Humana’s Medicare Enrollment Representatives respond to inquiries from current and prospective members seeking to enroll in a 2023 … [Read more…]

United Musculoskeletal Partners Announces Merger with Novum Orthopedic Partners and Addition of Founding Practice

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Musculoskeletal Partners (UMP) announced today its merger with Dallas-based Novum Orthopedic Partners (Novum) to form the premier physician-owned orthopedic platform in the country. In addition, Denver-based Panorama Orthopedics (Panorama) joins Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics (Resurgens) and Dallas-based Arlington Orthopedic Associates (AOA) as co-founding partners of UMP. Together, these new partnerships establish UMP as a … [Read more…]

Consumers Want Better Digital Tools for Finding Health Care: Survey

Optum survey shows consumer expectations for accessing care have transformed, calling for improvements in the ‘digital front door’ for providers and health plans Consumers reveal opportunities for providers and health plans to modernize care-seeking experiences to attract and retain patients and members. Payers and providers should shore up their websites, portals and mobile applications. Survey … [Read more…]

Guided Therapeutics Receives Institutional Review Board Approval to Start Clinical Study for FDA Approval of the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#HPV–Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: GTHP), the maker of a rapid and painless testing platform for cervical cancer detection based on its patented biophotonic technology, announced that it has obtained Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to initiate its clinical trial aimed at obtaining FDA approval for the Company’s flagship product, the LuViva Advanced … [Read more…]

Navitus Health Solutions Welcomes Shayna Schulz as Chief Operations Officer

MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Navitus Health Solutions, an industry-disrupting pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) that’s committed to bringing humanity to pharmacy benefits management through greater transparency and affordability, announced today that Shayna Schulz has joined the company as Chief Operations Officer. Shayna is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight to the eligibility, claims administration and customer care … [Read more…]

BigHat Biosciences Raises $75 Million in Series B Funding to Design Safer, More Effective Antibodies

Capital will advance BigHat’s internal pipeline of therapeutics to patients, expand platform capacity 10-fold, and accelerate strategic partnerships SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BigHat Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing safer, more effective antibody therapies for patients using machine learning and synthetic biology, today announced it has raised a $75 million Series B funding round, led by Section … [Read more…]

Nanostics Announces the Launch of its Bladder Cancer Clinical Study to Identify the Most Potent Disease Predictors for Early Detection of Bladder Cancer

Clinical study launched in June 2022 with patient recruitment in Alberta with plans to expand to further sites across North America. The aim of the study is to validate a novel and minimally invasive liquid biopsy test for bladder cancer diagnosis using Nanostics’ ClarityDX® diagnostic platform. The study is supported in part by the Alberta … [Read more…]

Invacare Corporation to Host Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

ELYRIA, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC) (“Invacare” or the “company”) announces that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, after the market closes on Monday, August 8, 2022. The company will provide a live conference call and webcast to discuss these financial results on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, … [Read more…]

VideaHealth Names Veteran Healthcare Leader as VP of Customer Success

Jeremy Kean joins the leading customer-centric dental AI company to drive hyper-growth BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VideaHealth, the leading dental diagnostic AI solution, today announced the addition of healthcare veteran Jeremy Kean as vice president of customer success. Kean brings more than 20 years of customer success experience to the company’s executive team, including successful tenures at WebMD … [Read more…]