Doctor sentenced to 66 months in Forest Park Medical Center fraud

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/12 5:03A Bruce Tomaso

Richard Toussaint, a co-founder of Forest Park Medical Center, is already serving time in federal prison for a different fraud.

The nation wanted to eat out again. Everyone has paid the price.

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/12 1:36A Jennifer Steinhauer

Data from states and cities show that many community outbreaks of the coronavirus this summer have centered on restaurants and bars, often the largest settings to infect Americans.

Russia approves a possible vaccine before completing trials

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/11 3:11A The New York Times

The Russian dash for a vaccine has already raised international concerns that the country is rushing approval for political or propaganda purposes in the global race to inoculate the public, while cutting corners on testing.

College pledges come with a twist as schools struggle to contain students, Covid-19

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/7 8:40A Hilary Burns

Pledging is an annual right-of-passage at campus sororities and fraternities that’s often accompanied by sophomoric rituals and copious amounts of beer. For colleges and universities in 2020, the term carries a different meaning entirely.

Colleges brace for surge in Covid-19 costs as a big cash cow is upended

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/6 7:10A Hilary Burns

What was once a cash cow is now a point of weakness for many colleges, particularly for schools struggling to differentiate themselves in an increasingly online-based learning environment that, as long as Covid-19 remains unchecked, is here to stay.

Major U.S. health insurers report big profits, benefiting from the pandemic

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/6 1:28A Reed Abelson

Some of the largest health insurance companies, including Anthem, Humana and UnitedHealth Group, are reporting second-quarter earnings that are double what they were a year ago.

Taysha Gene Therapies $95M Series B brings biotech to the clinic

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/5 7:17A Kevin Cummings

After announcing its launch with a large Seed round in April, a Dallas-based biotech startup has landed one of the largest funding rounds of the year so far to grow and bring some of its products to clinical trial. Taysha Gene Therapies, a gene...

Dallas health insurance startup Take Command Health lands $2M funding round

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/5 4:57A Kevin Cummings

The pandemic has exposed a number issues in the country’s health care system. And this has created the opportunity for a local startup developing a solution to grow during the current crisis. Dallas-based Take Command Health, a health insurance...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Collin County reports a record-high case total

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/5 4:23A Jozelyn Escobedo

Collin County reported its highest coronavirus case total to date on Tuesday, with 318 new cases. The county's previous high was 180 new cases on July 6. The county also reported one new death, an 81-year-old Plano woman who died at home. She did...

Dallas startup focused on insurance, Take Command Health, raises $2M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/5 1:00A Brian Womack

The money will be used for strategy, development, compliance and sales teams while streamlining the user experience of the website.

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.”