Round and Round It Goes - Former US Secretary of Health and Human Services Joins Humacyte Board

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Round and Round It Goes - Former US Secretary of Health and Human Services Joins Humacyte Board

Unknown 9/04/2015 Komentar

The latest example of the health care revolving door was made barely public just before the US Labor Day holiday.  Per the Triangle Business Journal,Humacyte Inc., a biotechnology company based in Research Triangle...

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Northwestern Upholds its "Brand," Never Mind Free Speech and Academic Freedom

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Northwestern Upholds its "Brand," Never Mind Free Speech and Academic Freedom

Unknown 9/03/2015 Komentar

Threats to free speech and academic freedom in health care were a major concern when we started Health Care Renewal.  Such threats may now be less anechoic, but do not seem to have diminished.Censorship and the Resignation...

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You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave - Duke and UNC Allegedly Agreed Not to Hire Each Other's Faculty

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You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave - Duke and UNC Allegedly Agreed Not to Hire Each Other's Faculty

Unknown 8/28/2015 Komentar

We have intermittently discussed the worsening plight of physicians trying to provide clinical care as employees of large organizations.  Such corporate physicians are likely to be squeezed between professional values...

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The Real Dark Side of Health Care: Health Care Corruption

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The Real Dark Side of Health Care: Health Care Corruption

Unknown 8/26/2015 Komentar

The editors of the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine just stated they they were shocked, shocked to find out that physicians occasionally express disrespect for patients when the patients cannot hear or see them. ...

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Once More with Feeling - Amgen Again Settles Allegations of Misbranding, But Why Bother?

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Once More with Feeling - Amgen Again Settles Allegations of Misbranding, But Why Bother?

Unknown 8/21/2015 Komentar

The Latest Settlement Biotechnology giant Amgen has just reached another settlement of allegations that it unfairly, deceptively or misleadingly marketed its drug. Per the Los Angeles Times,Amgen Inc. has agreed to pay $71...

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