10.26.09
N.F. facility receives federal designation
A Niagara Falls primary-care clinic will soon become a federally authorized health center.Permalink Comments off
San Ramon opens $1.7M renovation
San Ramon Regional Medical Center is celebrating the opening of its renovated $1.7 million, 2,500-square-foot Breast Cancer Center Oct. 29, although its new mammography units have been open for several months.Permalink Comments off
Key stem cell research under way
How do you mend a broken heart? Many scientists say stem cells are the answer, but they’re not sure how best to use them and make money doing it. (CYTX)Permalink Comments off
Biomarker discovery may revive failed Synta drug
In February, CEO Safi Bahcall and the team at Synta Pharmaceuticals got some terrible news. The company’s promising Phase 2 drug trial for a therapy targeting metastatic melanoma had to be halted immediately. Elesclomol, as it’s called, appeared to be killing people.Permalink Comments off
Fed health overhaul could hit Massachusetts plans
The latest U.S. Senate health overhaul bill that would tax so-called luxury “Cadillac” health plans, is being derided as a “Honda Accord” tax, as it threatens to ensnare a disproportionate number of Massachusetts health plans.Permalink Comments off