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Wall Street Journal: Health Blog
WSJ's blog on health and the business of health.
Updated: 40 min 57 sec ago
Med Students: We Want More Sex Ed!
More than 53% of respondents said they didn't get sufficient training in med school to address patients' sexual concerns.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Wellness Programs Won’t Necessarily Improve Health Or Lower Costs
Programs limited to health assessments and "let's get fit!" web-based efforts are most likely to fail.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
A.M. Vitals: Sanofi Likely to Formally Offer to Buy Genzyme
Also: new painkiller policy proposed in Washington State; the insured seem to be using less health care; Dendreon publishes results in the NEJM.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Aetna’s CEO Discusses Health Overhaul, CVS Caremark Deal
Obama isn't anti-business, Aetna CEO Ron Williams said, but his administration may lack an understanding of what it takes to run a business.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Why Novartis’s Triaminic Giveaway Reminds Us of the Tour de France
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
FDA Advisory Panel Gives Thumbs-Up to AstraZeneca’s Brilinta
Overall, patients taking Brilinta showed a 16% benefit compared to those taking Plavix, the market leader.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
A.M. Vitals: Aetna Reports Earnings Jump, Contracts Out PBM Business
Also: tobacco and obesity in public-health funding competition; UnitedHealth in talks to buy Executive Health Resources; coordinating care to save money and boost quality.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Health Blog Q&A: Mayo Clinic’s New Center for Social Media
Why does the Mayo Clinic need a center devoted to explaining how to use blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube?
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
Why Does AstraZeneca’s Brilinta Seem to Work Only Outside the U.S.?
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
A.M. Vitals: WellPoint, Aetna Test Home Monitoring for Heart Patients
Also: report says insurers may band together to fund congressional races; CT scan gold rush in China; older Americans don't know basics of health-care overhaul.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
GPhA Report: Generics Offer Big Medicaid Savings Opportunity
The trade group for generic drug makers also says the U.S. health-care system saved nearly $140 billion last year through using generics.
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical
FDA Advisory Committee to Hear About XMRV Working Group’s Research
Categories: NEWS: Health and Medical