Christian Care Centers hires Husch Blackwell to lead bankruptcy

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/26 11:47A Mark Curriden

Middle-market bankruptcy practices are feasting off bankruptcies being filed by senior-living businesses. Mesquite-based Christian Care Centers has hired Husch Blackwell as debtors counsel. A slew of other firms are also involved, including...

Q&A with Kris J. Floyd, Executive Director of IT for Government Programs, Blue Cross and Blue...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/25 1:58P Rob Schneider

As her career progressed, Floyd said, "I truly know that there will always be work and opportunities to lead and do great things. But how we get work done and how we engage with people matters."

Q&A with Sulagna Bhattacharya — CEO & co-founder, Nanoscope Therapeutics

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/25 1:48P Rob Schneider

Bhattacharya spent several years in corporate finance and consulting before a family connection to inherited retinal diseases inspired me to look for potential treatments. She became excited about the therapeutic potential but "a special...

Q&A with Rachel Smith — VP, McKesson

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/25 1:40P Rob Schneider

She made a big career shift last year after spending over 15 years with AT&T, she moved to McKesson. "Shifting to a health care company during a pandemic while working from home for a large corporation is an accomplishment I'm very proud of."

ScionHealth moves to acquire Dallas-based Cornerstone Healthcare Group

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/20 9:46A Laurel Deppen

ScionHealth was formed late last year. If approved this would be its first acquisition.

Jubilee Park and Parkland team up to build a health clinic in southeast Dallas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/20 9:43A Plamedie Ifasso

The health clinic will have a primary care physician, dentist and two mental health counselors.

Plano health-tech firm VitalTech raises about $14 million, filing shows

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/20 3:39A Brian Womack

According to the filing earlier this week it’s part of an effort to get roughly $16 million, and the funding is tied to equity.

Pharos Capital Group makes third investment in renal care company with latest fund

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/17 3:06A Catherine Leffert

The middle-market private equity firm invested in a dialysis and renal telemedicine company in its latest deal.

Stock rebound uncertain for U.S. biotechs as risks multiply for investors

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/13 7:44A Connor Penegar

U.S. biotechs and other health care stocks accounted for about 11% of all losses in U.S. equity values during the five-month period analyzed by The Business Journals.

Form D Friday: Biotech, crypto and tequila all raise capital

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/13 3:29A Catherine Leffert

See which local firms and companies are raising capital this week.

Dallas hospital can temporarily resume gender-affirming care

Spectrum Local News Health 5/12 12:12P Spectrum News Staff

The ruling comes as part of a legal case the clinic’s founder, Dr. Ximena Lopez, filed against Children’s Health of Dallas.

Texas joins multi-state amicus brief to ban child gender-affirming procedures

Spectrum Local News Health 5/12 4:14A Craig Huber

Supports Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Protection Act.

New year, new PPE? COVID-19 products could be expiring

Spectrum Local News Health 5/11 9:35A Spectrum News Staff

With the pandemic going into its third year, much of the Personal Protective Equipment purchased at the beginning of the pandemic will expire soon.

Irving firm opens $45M liquid biopsy laboratory in Phoenix, hiring hundreds

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/9 7:41P Angela Gonzales

A new liquid biopsy laboratory in Phoenix will create hundreds of high-paying jobs. The company is focusing resources on developing a certain type of test that could help detect cancers at a very early stage.

For one active duty leader, addressing the Army’s high suicide rate is personal

Spectrum Local News Health 5/4 1:44P Olivia Levada

For one active duty leader, addressing the Army’s high suicide rate begins with using her own experience to prevent further loss.