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RadNet, Adventist Enter Into Joint Venture
West L.A.-based diagnostic imaging company RadNet Inc. and Adventist Health on Tuesday announced a joint venture to create outpatient imaging centers in Simi Valley.
ImmunityBio To Begin Phase 1 Trials For Covid Vaccine
Culver City-based ImmunityBio’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate drug has been approved to begin Phase 1 clinical trial testing.
Charter Health Acquires Two Hospice Companies
Covina-based Charter Health Care Group has acquired two hospice service companies, part of a series of acquisitions this year.
Arrowhead Strikes Major Partnership With Takeda
Pasadena-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced a major licensing and drug development deal with a Japanese pharmaceutical company to develop and commercialize a drug to treat a rare form of inherited liver disease.
KGI Medical School Receives $5 Million Donation
L.A. Care Health Plan is committing $5 million toward the launch of the Keck Graduate Institute School of Medicine in Claremont.
Health Care Sector Sets the Pace for Job Gains in LA
Entertainment, technology, tourism and real estate have long been regarded as the star sectors of the Los Angeles economy.
Cedars-Sinai Wins $8.3 Million Grant for Covid-19 Study
Cedars-Sinai Health System has been awarded a five-year, $8.3 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to study the risk of Covid-19 for minority populations
Demand Soars for Plastic Surgery Amid Pandemic Downtime
Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Josef Hadeed began to notice something unusual as the coronavirus pandemic wore on.
Fulgent Flying High With Covid Tests, S&P Listing
Temple City-based Fulgent Genetics Inc. has continued its rapid expansion of Covid-19 testing, snagging major contracts in September for New York City’s public school system, the state of Utah and Miami-Dade County in Florida.
Concierge Health Service Sollis to Open in LA
New York-based concierge health service Sollis Health has started offering services in Los Angeles and plans to open a medical office in Beverly Hills later this month.
Drew University Secures $15 Million in Grants
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, a private nonprofit school in Willowbrook, received nearly $15 million in grants in September.
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Names New CEO
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has named veteran hospital executive Marcel Loh as its new chief executive.
Molina Boosts New York Presence With $380 Million Deal
Long Beach health insurance giant Molina Healthcare Inc. has agreed to buy Affinity Health Plan for $380 million in cash.
Organ Donation Agency OneLegacy Rises to New Challenge
By May, OneLegacy’s organ procurements not only recovered to prepandemic levels, but actually exceeded them.
GoodRx Stock Soars on Opening Day
GoodRx Holdings Inc. reaped a bonanza as it began life as a public company last week.
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