Tag: health
2013 Novel Drug Approvals
The FDA approved 24 novel drugs last year by our count, in line with average …
IPAB: Bad Medicine for Patient Care
The Independent Payment Advisory Board is bad medicine for patient care, deficit reduction and containing …
NPR’s Shots Blog: Vaccine Fears Fueled The Resurgence Of Preventable Diseases
This past weekend, Michaeleen Doucleff at NPR’s Shots blog shared a fascinating but disturbing map …
Young Invincibles Still Need Flu Shot
Last Friday, the CDC reported that 35 states are seeing widespread cases of influenza. Young …
BIO Joins Partners for Healthy Dialogues
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) recently joined the Partners for Healthy Dialogues effort. Dialogues+ had …
Flu Week: It’s Not Too Late to Vaccinate
This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week, established by the CDC to encourage people to …
National Traceability System Moves into Implementation
Last week, President Obama signed into law the Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204), …
Children in Philippines Receive Vaccines Against Measles, Polio
The Government of the Philippines with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and …
World AIDS Day: Act Aware
World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, …
The Arrival of Actionable Personalized Medicine
The pace of implementation of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in a clinical context, which almost rivals …