FDA approves auto-injector for treatment of painkiller overdose
EVZIO was developed by Richmond-based pharmaceutical company Kaléo.
Health Diagnostic Laboratory hires investment bank as financial adviser
CEO Tonya Mallory says fast-growing private company is not for sale.
U.Va. becomes part of national clinical trials group for neurological care
The University of Virginia Health System is one of 28 hospitals participating in a national clinical trial group studying treatments of brain and neurological conditions.
Bon Secours to open first urgent-care center
Bon Secours Good Health Express will be in Henrico County.
Former McDonnell administration officials back private substitute for Medicaid expansion
Letter is the second released by group supporting alternative health-care plan.
Business leaders back private option for Medicaid expansion
Letter addressed to Howell, Saslaw urges them to capture ‘Virginia’s share of federal funds.’
Sentara adds Albemarle Health in North Carolina to its system
Elizabeth City-based health-care provider also has facilities in Kitty Hawk.
Business groups urge adoption of private option for Medicaid expansion
Chambers of commerce announce ‘free-market-based principles’ to guide reform.
Virginia’s ranking drops in nationwide survey of perceptions of well-being
The commonwealth is 24th among the states after being 14th last year.
Rappahannock General plans to join Bon Secours
Health-care organizations formed clinical affiliation two years ago.
Emory & Henry College plans school of optometry school in Grundy
It would be housed in a former classroom building of the Appalachian College of Pharmacy.
Looking elsewhere
For a variety of reasons, most small employers in Virginia appear to be waiting until next year to take advantage of the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, a tool the Obama administration designed to help companies with fewer than 50 full-time-equivalent employees buy more affordable health insurance.