GRAND RAPIDS — A startup in West Michigan looking to cut the middleman from healthcare is offering drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Grand Rapids. HealthBar (formerly HealthBaar) was founded by longtime nurse Nathan Baar, who saw a need for accessibility and price transparency in healthcare. The service is focused on providing businesses with basic healthcare needs
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Jan. 4 at 2 pm, Tonya Matthews updates her STEM program at Wayne State. Cybersecurity expert Dan Shoemaker provides his perspective on the Solar Winds hack of US government and Fortune 500 companies. Epidemiologist Fred Brown updates the latest COVID medical news with projections on the number of COVID
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV at 2 pm Dec. 14, David Weaver, chief investment officer for CitySide Ventures, recaps a year in which the angel group invested $1.39 million in 18 early-stage startups. Then Fred Brown, an epidemiologist who is working with states and nation states, reviews the safety of the various COVID-19 vaccines
ANN ARBOR - Rudy Patros, CEO of Securatech, a physical security company, describes one of his fastest selling products - a facial monitor that measures a visitor's temperature and makes sure they are wearing a face mask before they are allowed to enter your business. More information at www.securatech.com. https://youtu.be/AywVjkMlmqI Securatech is offering a
ANN ARBOR - Fred Brown, who is working with states and nation states as a COVID-19 consultant, just completed a booklet he's sharing with government officials on how to disperse the virus vaccines now approved for public use. You also can view Fred's slide decks that illustrate his research and suggested remediations. If you want
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Dec. 7, Melih Oztalay of SmartFinds Marketing talks about the new LinkedIn video service and how your business can participate. Lisa Diggs shares Michigan-made products for Christmas from her BuyMichiganNow website. Fred Brown, an infectious disease expert, updates the latest healthcare news about COVID vaccines and when they will
NEW YORK - The vaccines are on their way. So far, they appear so effective that Dr. Anthony Fauci even thinks we may have packed stadiums return in the summer of 2021. That also means more employers will begin to reopen their offices—and we'll get to see to what degree WFH sticks around. To get
WASHINGTON DC - Government officials and health-care groups are growing increasingly concerned about nation states and criminal hackers targeting the supply chain for COVID-19 vaccines. Concerns have been amplified as the U.S. prepares to roll out the first vaccines later this month, with groups involved in creating and shipping the vaccines a prime target for potential cyberattacks. “We
ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown, who works with nations and states as an unpaid epidemiologst, warns that a surge of COVID-19 will probably be manifested by Thanksgiving gatherings, just in time for the late December holidays. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams of
LANSING - If the Legislature isn’t going to put some type of mask mandate into state law, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said last week she believes the rest of the legislative year should be a “lame lame duck.” Whitmer told reporters that lawmakers had eight months during which to pass legislation that would codify her executive orders
