Can a market research firm sell a doctor’s prescribing history to a pharmaceutical company without his or her permission? The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear this First Amendment case, which could change drug marketing an…
If gasoline or jobs or milk were in short supply, we’d all know about it. But unknown to most Americans, the country is now in the grips of a life-threatening drug shortage. Medical professionals are quite aware of it, however,…
The difficult U.S. economy has worn down a lot of the competition in the physical therapy business, but U.S. Physical Therapy continues to perform robustly. It’s the third-largest operator — and the only publicly traded pure p…
For the most part, the business community has cheered the president’s appointment of Wall Street banker — and former secretary of commerce — William Daley as the new White House chief of staff. Daley is widely expected to enh…
Organ trafficking is a global problem, but it’s even more disturbing when governments get involved. A recent report alleges that Kosovo’s prime minister has long led such a ring, and another report says China uses forced “donat…