Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to role in opioid crisis as part of deal with Justice Department

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/24 11:25P Katie Benner

The admission brought a formal end to an extensive federal investigation that led to a multibillion-dollar settlement between the company and the Justice Department.

Ad Council’s challenge: Persuade skeptics to believe in Covid vaccines

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/23 12:46A Tiffany Hsu

With coronavirus cases on the rise and communities returning to lockdown across the country, a marketing push is underway to persuade skeptical Americans to immunize themselves once vaccines are ready.

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine results raise hopes for Covid fight

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/23 12:30A Donato Paolo Mancini and Clive C

The successful results follow the positive trials of rival treatments this month from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, which have lifted global stock markets and signalled a possible end to lockdowns that have wreaked havoc on the world economy.

Many employers avoid Covid-19 tests over cost, not availability

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/20 12:55A Noam Scheiber

A survey by Arizona State University and the World Economic Forum, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, has found that companies most frequently cited cost and complexity as the biggest deterrents to testing their workers.

Texas surpasses 20,000 COVID-19 deaths, officials say

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 12:19P WFAA staff

The department reported an additional 230 deaths, the most since the end of August. This brings the state total to 20,113 deaths since tracking began in March.

Opposition grows to SBA's PPP loan forgiveness questionnaire

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 8:16A Andy Medici

The SBA's rollout of the documentation may have run afoul of federal laws on rulemaking, one group said.

Big idea: This startup's device wants to rewire your brain

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 6:27A Kevin Cummings

This article is part of a series looking at all the competitors of UT Dallas’ 2020 Big Idea Pitch Competition. Is it possible to rewire the brain almost instantly to help it learn a behavior? The answer is being proven by the technology of UT...

Big idea: This medical device company wants to solve pain through electricity

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 6:24A Kevin Cummings

By send electric shocks through the intestines, Regulife Medical is hoping to relieve the pain of patients suffering from gastrointestinal issues.

Big idea: How this startup uses algorithms to find new pain drugs

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 5:44A Kevin Cummings

Frustrated with the lack of innovation in pain treatment, Doloromics developed an algorithm to go in search of new options.

Big idea: Houston startup looks to change medicine with 3D printed organs

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 5:39A Kevin Cummings

Lazarus 3D has been steadily growing since its launch, helping doctors hone their surgery skills with 3D-printed organs.

Big idea: Newly launched startup has its sights set on eye care

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 5:33A Kevin Cummings

Glaucomedi wants to help take the pressure off, or at least out of the eye. With a newly developed shunt, the startup is looking to become a major player in optic care.

How the out-of-control pandemic is speeding the hunt for vaccines

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/19 12:46A Rebecca Robbins

If, as seems inevitable, the virus continues to proliferate — it is spreading faster than ever in the United States and some other countries — it is likely to speed the evaluations of promising vaccine candidates from other pharmaceutical companies.

Tarrant County reports record-high 2,112 new COVID-19 cases

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/18 11:06A WFAA Staff

Tarrant County is the first county in North Texas to report more than 2,000 cases in a single day that was not due to a backlog.

COVID-19 reimbursement claims skyrocket in Texas compared to the rest of the nation

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/17 5:31A David Ajamy

Since the onset of COVID-19, nearly $330 million in reimbursements claims have been requested for the care and treatment of Texas' uninsured population. With a cost per case of $395, Texas had the third-highest cost per case in QuoteWizards'...

On the Agenda: Amazon expanding in Richardson, Brinkmann Ranch home development goes to vote

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/17 2:19A Bill Hethcock

The ABC's: Amazon, Brinkmann Ranch and COVID-19 are on North Texas agenda in Richardson, Frisco and Dallas, respectively.