Health in the Market Place
Keep Hospital Data Safe This 2018 With Cyber-security Threats on the Rise
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Uncategorized
Anthem to buy Cigna, creating biggest U.S. health insurer
Jul 27, 2015Anthem Inc said on Friday it would buy Cigna Corp for about $54.2 billion, creating the...
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Health in the Community
Case of low-risk H7N7 bird flu found at German poultry farm
Jul 27, 2015A case of the low-risk bird flu strain H7N7 has been found on a poultry farm...
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Advancements and Breakthroughs
Online symptom-checkers are often wrong
Jul 27, 2015(Reuters Health) – Online symptom checkers often misdiagnose patients’ problems, often encouraging people to seek care...
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Today On HBS
New heart drugs come in more expensive than expected
Jul 27, 2015wo of the most anticipated new heart drugs to be launched in recent years have been...
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Your Health and Nature
Nutrition Labelling
Jul 27, 2015The Nutrition Facts label is seen on a box of Cereal Bars at a store in...
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Health in the Community
Health Care REIT, Revera to buy Regal Lifestyle Communities for $309 million
Jul 27, 2015Health Care REIT Inc (HCN.N) and Revera Inc [PSPENR.UL] agreed to buy assisted living services provider...
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Health in the Market Place
Teva to buy Allergan generic drug business for $40.5 billion, drops Mylan bid
Jul 27, 2015Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to buy Allergan Plc’s generic drugs business for $40.5 billion in...
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Health in the Community
Nigeria marks polio-free year, raising global eradication hopes
Jul 24, 2015Nigeria marked its first year without a single case of polio on Friday, reaching a milestone...
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Hospital Practice
Activists urge U.S. states to pass laws banning FGM
Jul 23, 2015NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rights activists have called on all U.S. states to adopt...
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Dear Health Professional
Healthcare students often uninformed about smoking dangers, cessation
Jul 2, 2015(Reuters Health) – Nursing and physiotherapy students may be smoking less than they were a decade...
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Dear Health Professional
Bristol pairs Yervoy safely with Opdivo vs lung cancer
Sep 9, 2015An early-stage study shows Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s Opdivo treatment can be safely and effectively paired with...
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Dear Health Professional
Concussions may linger among professional baseball players
Apr 27, 2015(Reuters Health) – Professional baseball players may not be fully recovered when they return to play...
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Health in the Community
New Sierra Leone Ebola cases frustrate efforts to end outbreak
Sep 9, 2015Sierra Leone has recorded four new cases of Ebola in a village on its northern border...
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Have your say
Roche CEO attacks Britain’s ‘stupid’ cancer drug system
Sep 10, 2015Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan criticized Britain’s health system on Tuesday after two of the company’s...
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HBS Reporting
Independent group finds new cholesterol drugs far too costly
Sep 9, 2015An independent non-profit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices...
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Hospital Practice
Activists urge U.S. states to pass laws banning FGM
Jul 23, 2015NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rights activists have called on all U.S. states to adopt...
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Advancements and Breakthroughs
Body-building supplement overuse signals new male eating disorder
Aug 9, 2015Low-self esteem, poor body image and a perception of not meeting the modern ideal of masculinity...
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Health in the Community
Glowing in the dark, GMO chickens shed light on bird flu fight
Sep 10, 2015In the realm of avian research, the chicks with the glow-in-the-dark beaks and feet might one...
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Dear Health Professional
CVS: ‘all bets are off’ for new cholesterol drug contracts
Aug 10, 2015CVS Health Corp, the No 2 manager of drug benefit plans for U.S. employers and insurers,...
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Internet based Health Information in Context
Teens may be misled by crisis pregnancy center websites
Aug 3, 2015Teens are likely to find false information about condoms, sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and other sexual health...
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Advancements and Breakthroughs
7 Steps to Stroke Recovery
Aug 4, 20157 STEPS TO STROKE RECOVERY” EDUCATIONAL DVD INTRODUCTION The main question facing stroke survivors and caregivers...
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