BioHealth News Archive
USDA awards millions for telemedicine – Healthcare IT News
Ozarks Medical Center in Missouri and Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona are just two hospitals in 25 states across the country that will receive…
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Three Penn Centers Offer Novel Structure for Interdisciplinary Research—Program Functions as In-House ‘Incubator’ for Health-Related Investigators
Three of the University of Pennsylvania’s health-related research centers have teamed up to launch an innovative grant program designed to lure academic investigators out…
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Experiment.com Gains Big Venture Backers To Bring Crowdfunding To Science Research – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Frustrated by unpredictable and often political funding for science research, a handful of young researchers think they’ve found the answer: crowdfunding. Jackson Solway Experiment.com…
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Health IT: Patient Tools for Better Health
Mobile technology is transforming the way patients and doctors interact. That was the message conveyed by a panel of speakers at a Health IT…
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NEA backs $14M round for a biotech startup focused on autism disorder – FierceBiotech
New Enterprise Associates has stepped up to help with a $14 million A round designed to get Austin, TX-based startup Lumos Pharmaceuticals in the…
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Venture capital’s stunning lack of female decision-makers – The Term Sheet: Fortune’s deals blogTerm Sheet
It's no big secret that the vast majority of venture capitalists are men. But that vastness is even a bit larger than I had…
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Kaiser, VHA Partner To Boost Health Care Innovation – iHealthBeat
On Tuesday, Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Health Administration announced that they will collaborate to research and develop best practices for various health care…
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3rd Annual Montgomery County Forecast – What’s Next?
Thursday, February 20, 2014 Bethesda Blues and Jazz - 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 What’s next for Montgomery County? The potential for livable…
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Crowdfunding is all the rage, but can it work for medical research? – Medical News Today
"Our goal is absolutely to democratize knowledge," says Denny Luan. "Modern science has such a rush for fast results - publish or perish, output…
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HHS strengthens patients’ right to access lab test reports
As part of an ongoing effort to empower patients to be informed partners with their health care providers, the Department of Health and Human…
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“Gluten Sensitivity” May Be a Misnomer for Distinct Illnesses to Various Wheat Proteins – Scientific American
Two years ago, at the recommendation of a nutritionist, I stopped eating wheat and a few other grains. Within a matter of days the…
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10 rival drug companies working together to find new drugs quicker
Ten big rival drug companies have formed a pact to cooperate on a government-backed effort to accelerate the discovery of new drugs, the Wall…
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Global 1000 Showcase + Conference – Bendis to Speak, See Special Offer
On March 19 and 20, the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) will be holding its “Global 1000: Meet | Partner | Deal…
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Sex Hormone in Crabs’ Eyes Produces Body Parts Essential for Reproduction – Nature World News
Female blue crab's eyes play a role in growing body parts that enable the crabs to mate and reproduce, according to researchers at the…
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Independence Blue Cross launches Center for Health Care Innovation to foster new ideas and partnerships to improve health care
Independence Blue Cross today announced it has created the Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Center for Health Care Innovation, an important milestone in the company's…
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