GE HealthCare announces agreement to acquire clinical artificial intelligence business from Intelligent Ultrasound

Agreement to acquire business adds innovative, real-time image recognition technology and expertise to GE HealthCare’s portfolio of AI-enabled devices AI-based technology from Intelligent Ultrasound aims to provide real-time support for OBGYN scans and improve exam accuracy and efficiency Planned acquisition supports GE HealthCare’s precision care strategy to address inefficiencies and improve patient care quality CHICAGO–(BUSINESS … [Read more…]

Ardent Health Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ardent Health Partners, Inc. (f/k/a Ardent Health Partners, LLC and collectively, “Ardent Health”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 12,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $16 per share. In connection with the offering, Ardent Health granted the underwriters a 30-day option to … [Read more…]

Lynch Regenerative Medicine Completes Series A Financing

Company Brings Proven Skin Rejuvenation and Regeneration Solutions to the Global Skin Care Market FRANKLIN, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lynch Regenerative Medicine, LLC (LRM) has completed its Series A financing to develop and commercialize innovative skin rejuvenation and regeneration solutions based on the only tissue growth factor that has been approved by the FDA and other international regulator … [Read more…]

Study Shows up to 38% of Childhood Lead Poisoning Cases are Linked to Consumer Products in Four Key US Regions/Areas

Researchers call for a national tracking database and intervention in countries where the lead contamination originates. First-of-its-kind study examines sources of lead poisoning in 2,000 cases across New York City, King County, Washington, California and Oregon. Researchers found that consumer products (e.g., spices, cosmetics, metal cookware, and ceramics) were a source of lead exposure in … [Read more…]

Reese Marketos Secures $100 Million Settlement in False Claims Act Litigation Against PharMerica

CAMDEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A team of trial lawyers from Reese Marketos LLP reached a $100 million settlement of a False Claims Act lawsuit against pharmacy operator PharMerica Corp. on behalf of whistleblower Marc Silver. The litigation, originally filed by Mr. Silver in 2011, alleged that PharMerica engaged in a drug kickback scheme that defrauded Medicare and … [Read more…]

AscellaHealth Releases Q2 2024 Specialty & Rare Pipeline Digest™: Increased Approvals Signal Growing Demand and Utilization of Specialty Pharmaceuticals

BERWYN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AscellaHealth, a global partner that delivers proven end-to-end solutions to both life sciences and healthcare companies to enhance the quality of life for patients with complex, chronic conditions, today released its latest Specialty & Rare Pipeline Digest™, the industry’s most comprehensive quarterly resource of new, pending and upcoming specialty and rare disease drug … [Read more…]

Meliora Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Biopharma Luminaries to Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Meliora Therapeutics (“Meliora”), a machine learning therapeutics company developing novel and transformative cancer drugs, today announced the appointment of Dieter Weinand, former Chairman and CEO of Bayer Pharmaceuticals, as Meliora’s Chairman of the Board, and the appointment of Jean-Jacques Bienaimé, former Chairman and CEO of BioMarin, to Meliora’s Board of Directors as Independent … [Read more…]

TME Pharma Announces Oral Presentation of NOX-A12 GLORIA Phase 1/2 Trial in Glioblastoma at ESMO Congress 2024

BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TME Pharma N.V. (Euronext Growth Paris: ALTME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for treatment of cancer by targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME), announced today that an abstract featuring results from the NOX-A12 GLORIA Phase 1/2 trial in first-line brain cancer (glioblastoma) has been selected for presentation at the European Society … [Read more…]

MetLife’s Health, Retirement Solutions Win 5 New Awards

360Health, 360Future deliver integrated services for health, retirement planning HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MetLife Asia is honoured to have received five new awards for its 360Health and 360Future solutions, highlighting its continuing drive for excellence in innovation and customer care. The new awards for 360Health are: Digital Insurance Initiative of the Year (Nepal) – Insurance Asia Awards … [Read more…]

Kerecis Silicone Fish-Skin Combination for Wound Healing Receives Approval from Palmetto Insurance Group

60% of the Medicare population now has access to Kerecis Shield in private doctors’ clinics ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#kerecis–Kerecis, the company pioneering the use of sustainably sourced fish-skin and fatty acids in cellular therapy, tissue regeneration and protection, has received approval from Palmetto GBA for the Kerecis Shield™ private doctors’ clinics fish-skin product range. The approval … [Read more…]