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Wall Street Journal: Health Blog
WSJ's blog on health and the business of health.
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A.M. Vitals: Genzyme Rejects Takeover Offer From Sanofi-Aventis
Also: 50 million Americans on Medicaid; two studies boost Plavix rivals; pediatricians say no erectile dysfunction drug ads before 10pm.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Only 2% of Hospitals Could Have Met ‘Meaningful Use’ in 2009
That figure may be overly generous, says a study published in Health Affairs, though authors expect an uptick in digitization this year and next.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Health Blog Q&A: Talking Hand Transplants With a Surgeon
Brigham and Women's Hospital is now screening patients for its hand-transplant program, one of only five in the country.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Friday Egg Recall Roundup: Salmonella Found at Wright County Egg
The FDA says it's found contaminated facilities and feed at Wright County Egg, though it stressed the specific source of the outbreak has not been pinned down.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
A.M. Vitals: Latest J&J Recall Involves Two DePuy Hip Implants
Also: campaign donations by health insurers; Roche doesn't get an accelerated review of new breast-cancer drug; Obama administration touts Medicare anti-fraud efforts.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Report: Pharma Digital Spending Growing — But Slowly
eMarketer estimates online spending by U.S. health-care and pharma companies will hit $1.52 billion in 2014.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Death Toll From ‘Average’ Flu Season Not So Easy to Come Up With
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Betting on X — As in XMRV — With a Big-Ticket Research Center
A research center is devoted to XMRV, but its president says terminology may change as we learn more about the family of viruses being studied.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Thurs. Egg Recall Roundup: Eggs Being Laid at Recall Farms Won’t Be Tossed
Fresh eggs being laid at producers involved in the recall will be pasteurized and processed into liquid products and food.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
A.M. Vitals: Judge Won’t Nix Generic Version of Sanofi’s Lovenox
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Does X (the Virus, That Is) Mark the Spot in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
The paper just published in PNAS didn't find XMRV in the blood of CFS patients, but other viruses in the same family.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Wed. Egg Recall Roundup: FDA Decided Against Hen Salmonella Vaccine
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
A.M. Vitals: NIH to Freeze Grants for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Also: AARP reports on brand-name drug prices; Medtronic gives grim view of medical device demand; report says millions of older Americans may need to switch Medicare drug plans in 2011.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
More Than a Quarter of Prescription Takers Cut Corners to Save Money
Some 20% of respondents to the Consumer Reports survey say they've asked their doctor for a drug they saw advertised.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
PNAS Paper on Virus-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Link Has Its Own Story
Here's why a much-awaited study on chronic fatigue syndrome and its possible association with a family of viruses was held until now.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Is There a Generational Clash in the Medical Workplace?
Older physicians may think younger ones don't care; younger docs may think older ones put work above all else.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Tues. Egg Recall Roundup: Producers Need ‘Detailed Plans’ to Avoid Contamination
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
A.M. Vitals: Judge Blocks Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Also: study quantifies radiation from nuclear imaging tests; Genzyme and Sanofi talk price; routine care coverage for clinical trial participants.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Txt Msgs No Good 4 Helping Women 2 Take Birth Control Pills: Study
Not much has proven effective in reminding women who tend to forget to take their birth-control pills.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Should Traumatic Brain Injury Be Considered a Chronic Disease?
The authors of a new paper write that if traumatic brain injury were considered a chronic disease it could be managed as such.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical