Health care

Former heads of HDL, Bon Secours launching new venture

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Two high profile names from the local healthcare scene are getting back in the game. Tonya Mallory, the founder and former CEO of Health Diagnostic Laboratory, and former Bon Secours Virginia chief executive Peter Bernard are launching Creo, a West End-based company that describes itself as a blood testing and health coaching venture aimed at reducing… Read more »

French pharma giant vacates deal with Shockoe Slip firm

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Given back the rights to its recalled product, a local pharmaceutical company is assessing its options for bringing its epinephrine auto-injector back to market. Shockoe Slip-headquartered Kaléo has regained U.S. and Canadian rights for its Auvi-Q injector after its license and development agreement with Sanofi, a drug maker based in France, was terminated in February…. Read more »

Local dental practice lands in Beverly Hills (the shopping center)

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A 40-year-old local dental office has planted its flag in the West End for its 12th office in the area, picking up where a CrossFit gym left off. Virginia Family Dentistry last month opened a new 4,000-square-foot office at 8516 Patterson Ave. in the Beverly Hills Shopping Center. The space was formerly occupied by West… Read more »

$200M VCU facility unveiled

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After five years of work, the region’s largest pediatric outpatient facility is ready to open its doors downtown.

HDL buyer beats Ohio lawsuit

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Richmond’s newest major healthcare player has shed some more legal baggage. An Ohio judge this week dismissed a three-month-old lawsuit against Texas-based True Health Diagnostics, which entered the Richmond market last year by acquiring Health Diagnostic Laboratory. Filed in November, the case centered on blood tests patented by plaintiff Cleveland HeartLab, which had previously allowed… Read more »

Men’s clinic picks Innsbrook for push into Richmond

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A new niche player has joined Richmond’s healthcare scene. Hampton Roads-based Men’s Wellness Centers opened its first local office Feb. 1 at 4050 Innslake Drive in Innsbrook. The company was founded in early 2015 by Tom Mills, its president and CEO. It now has offices in Newport News and Virginia Beach and is eyeing further… Read more »

HDL gets an edge in dustup with buyer

The bickering has subsided – at least temporarily – between Health Diagnostic Laboratory and True Health Diagnostics. A federal bankruptcy judge sided last week with HDL by approving an order to prevent True Health from interfering with the bankrupt local blood testing company’s efforts to collect bills from former patients. True Health, which bought the… Read more »

HDL takes aim against True Health in court

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The latest chapter of HDL’s legal saga sees the former blood testing firm take aim against True Health Diagnostics, the Texas-based company that purchased most of its assets last year.

Pediatric health practice expands, rebrands

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A health practice has opened a third office on the Southside amid a name change and rebranding, and orthopedic firm recently acquired a group in Lynchburg.