Colleges in New England stand to gain as campuses scramble to test for Covid-19

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/4 12:13P Hilary Burns

New England is ground zero for higher education in America. It's also potentially ahead of the curve when it comes to keeping Covid-19 in check on campus. Covid-19 testing will be critical for the roughly 49% of U.S. universities and colleges...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas County reports 518 new cases and 7 deaths

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/3 3:20A

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 518 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday as seven more people died from COVID-19 in the...

MedWell Solutions: finalist

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/2 7:00P The Business Journals Content St

MedWell Solutions is a finalist for the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest in partnership with BBVA. Learn more about the contest. Company description: MedWell Solutions forms the vital link between patients, clinicians, health care facilities,...

Contact tracing is failing in many states. Here’s why.

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/31 2:54P Jennifer Steinhauer and Abby Goo

“I think it’s easy to say contact tracing is broken,” said Carolyn Cannuscio, an expert on the method. “It is broken because so many parts of our prevention system are broken.”

A viral epidemic splintering into deadly pieces

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/29 11:46P Donald G. McNeil Jr.

“We are in a worse place than we were in March” when the virus coursed through New York, said Dr. Leana Wen, a former Baltimore health commissioner. “Back then we had one epicenter. Now we have lots.”

Moderna pitches virus vaccine at about $50-$60 per course

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/28 11:30P Donato Paolo Mancini in Rome, Cl

Moderna is pitching its coronavirus vaccine at about $50 to $60 per course, according to people familiar with talks between the company and potential buyers — higher than other vaccine makers have agreed to charge governments.

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas County reports less than 500 cases Monday

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/28 4:17A Jay Wallis, Eline de Bruijn

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 426 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. Two more people have died. The latest victims were a...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: More than 100,000 cases have been confirmed in North Texas since March

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/27 4:09A WFAA staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. More than 100,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 across North Texas since tracking began in March, data collected by WFAA shows....

Dallas health startup targeting millennials raises $1.6M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/24 9:17A Brian Womack

A local company that's giving millennials fresh options on health insurance has attracted some new investments. Mountain Health Technologies, based in Dallas, has raised $1.6 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

COVID fueling health care consolidation in North Texas, nationwide

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/23 4:02A Bill Hethcock

Consolidation was occurring in health care long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, but the outbreak is accelerating the trend.

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas County reports record-high of 30 deaths

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/22 10:02A Eline de Bruijn

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news and the latest updates to this developing story, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County officials are reporting a record high of 30 deaths on Wednesday. The deaths...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas County reports 1,026 new coronavirus cases

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/20 10:07A Jennifer Prohov

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County reported 1,026 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and one additional death on Monday, marking the 18th consecutive day of...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: 525 people in Dallas County have died since March, officials say

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/20 3:31A Jennifer Prohov

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. The state of Texas reported 7,300 new positive coronavirus cases Sunday, bringing the state's reported total number of cases to 325,030...

Report: COVID-19 cutting physicians’ pay, job options

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/16 4:16A Bill Hethcock

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has crashed the job market and starting salaries for physicians, and one recruiter says DFW has cause for concern.

Walmart building its own health insurance business as it eyes hiring agents in DFW

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/15 7:18A Mark Reilly

Walmart Inc. is laying plans to enter the consumer health insurance business, the latest step by the retailing giant into the health care sector. Arkansas website Talk Business & Politics News reported earlier this month that Bentonville,...