‘Connecting the Bots’: Mother and daughter are preparing for the future, together
Ashley Adams, 21, and her mom Sandy Collins, 53, are students at Wake Tech, preparing together for jobs they hope will be secure in the future.
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General Electric is shrinking itself even further
The quickly shrinking General Electric is on the verge of getting much smaller.
Read MoreAmazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan announce CEO of their health care company
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced the leader of their new health care company: Dr. Atul Gawande, a renowned surgeon and writer,
Read MoreLabCorp CEO: meeting healthcare challenges requires innovation
LabCorp, which began in a basement in 1969, “Is living proof of home grown innovation,” David King, CEO and chair of the Burlington-based company told the NC CEO Forum Healthcare Summit earlier this week. The healthcare challenges in the state and the nation are likely to require continuing innovation, he said.
Read MoreJeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon want to fix health care
Amazon is partnering with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, to get into the health insurance business.
Read MoreA first in HIV fight: FDA approves ViiV Healthcare’s 2-drug combo
ViiV Healthcare, which operates its U.S. headquarters in RTP, won approval Wednesday from the FDA for its two-drug combination to treat HIV. It’s the first HIV treatment combining two drugs rather than three or more that the FDA has approved. The approval could be big news for GlaxoSmithKline, which is the majority owner of ViiV, in the $27 billion a year HIV market. Rival Gilead has a new three-drug combination treatment under review by the FDA with a decision expected in early 2018. The ViiV combination drug in one tablet is called Juluca, which the FDA described as “a...
Read More‘A feeding frenzy’ for entry-level candidates in health care careers
A good nurse aide will never be unemployed. Also in demand are phlebotomists and cardiovascular technicians. Training for these careers, along with home health aide or geriatric aide certifications, can be achieved in less than half a year.
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MD Interconnect nearly halfway in equity offering
Raleigh-based MD Interconnect Inc., which sells a mobile healthcare communications system called Rapid Connect, has raised $150,000 of a $350,000 equity offering according to a regulatory filing. While in the hospital recently, and dealing with a health problem for year, we noted that our provider’s treatment protocols were excellent,...
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