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BioForest

Kaiser Permanente Researchers Find Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Deaths After Bariatric Surgery compared to Usual Care in Obese People with Diabetes

People with diabetes and severe obesity who had bariatric surgery were 40 percent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke within 5 years than those who had usual medical care for their diabetes, according to a new study published today in JAMA.

October 16, 2018
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BioMidwest

Legato Healthcare Marketing Receives Prestigious Awards

Legato Healthcare Marketing proudly accepted awards from both the Wisconsin Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society (WHPRMS) and the Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR).

October 16, 2018
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1 min read
BioCapital

Eyemart Express Donates Vision Screener to Lewiston Public Schools

Eyemart Express, a leading optical retailer and the fastest provider of quality prescription eyewear in the industry, has donated a Welch Allyn Spot™ Vision Screener to Lewiston Public Schools to assist with the district’s annual screening of more than 5,000 students

October 16, 2018
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2 min read
Biotech Beach

Transamerica Center for Health Studies Launches Health Notes in Collaboration with UC Berkeley School of Public Health

The national nonprofit Transamerica Center for Health Studies (TCHS) in collaboration with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health today released the first edition of Health Notes, a new bilingual publication covering consumer health topics.

October 16, 2018
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3 min read
Deals

REVOLUTION Medicines Acquires Warp Drive Bio to Expand Drug Discovery Portfolio Focused on Frontier Oncology Targets

REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc. and Warp Drive Bio, Inc. announced today that REVOLUTION Medicines is acquiring Warp Drive Bio.

October 16, 2018
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4 min read
Pharm Country

SkinCeuticals Announces Advanced Clinical Spa At Boyd Beauty In Capitol Park

SkinCeuticals announces the opening of its Advanced Clinical Spa inside the third and newest Boyd Beauty location at The Albert - Capitol Park

October 16, 2018
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Researchers re-emphasize vitamins, minerals key to proper nutrition, regardless of weight

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research scientists examined the latest data on nutrition and encourage the medical community to re-energize their recommendations on vitamins for patient care in an analysis published recently in Diabetes & Metabolism: Research & Reviews.

October 16, 2018
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2 min read
Business

AgBiTech Appoints Scott Tefteller, Agriculture Industry Executive, as Vice President US Sales & Marketing

AgBiTech Pty Ltd (“AgBiTech” or the “Company”), today announced that Scott Tefteller has been appointed Vice President US Sales & Marketing to lead the execution of the commercial strategy in the US.

October 16, 2018
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1 min read
Business

San Francisco Health Plan Adds Seton Medical Center to its Medi-Cal Provider Network

San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), a community managed care health plan serving over 140,000 San Francisco residents, announced today its partnership with Seton Medical Group.

October 16, 2018
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2 min read
Union Bridge Holdings Signs Beijing Elderly Satellites Cooperative Development Proposal with Caroline Holding Group Co., Ltd., in Beijing, China

Union Bridge Holdings Limited (OTCQB: UGHL) (the “Company”), through its agent Union Glory Gold Holdings, has signed a non-binding Beijing Elderly Satellites Cooperative Development Proposal (“Proposal”) with Caroline Holding Group Co., Ltd. of Chin

October 16, 2018
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3 min read