Researchers led by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Brigham & Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School have discovered a molecular pathway that works through the immune system to regenerate damaged kidney tissues.
Noteworthy internally raised $4 million to smooth the transition after its partial acquisition by CompuGROUP in February, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It's also moved its headquarters from suburban Cleveland to Phoenix.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Noteworthy Medical Systems has launched an online software application aimed at giving doctors the means to collect from patients what could have become unpaid bills. NetPay enables doctors to electronically collect co-payments, deductibles, co-insurance and non-covered expenses before patients leave their offices.
Growth of biomedical business, research and development in Northeast Ohio grew faster than the national average in each of the last five years, according to the latest Cleveland Plus Economic Review. Though venture capital investments in health care companies slowed significantly in Northeast Ohio and the state during the first quarter from a year ago, health care investing was up in the Midwest.
Susan E. Hagerty was president of CompuGROUP Holding USA, which in February acquired a majority stake in Noteworthy. She replaces Lawrence Dolin, who co-founded Noteworthy.
A German company that is a wordwide leader in electronic health information technology has acquired a majority share of Noteworthy Medical Systems Inc. in Mayfield Heights for an undisclosed amount.
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