A new World Health Organization report finds excessive alcohol use results in 2.5 million deaths annually. That’s more than those caused by HIV/AIDS, violence or tuberculosis. The study notes that alcohol is a far bigger danger…
Whistleblowing firm Ven-A-Care has recovered $2 billion for taxpayers by suing drug companies that overcharge the government and create windfalls for participating pharmacies. It also has made $380 million for itself. What’s th…
Mergers, acquisitions and major restructurings made Big Pharma a much smaller and leaner sector, with some 54,000 jobs lost. At least that’s better than 2009’s 61,000 layoffs.
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Companies have record amounts of cash to spend: $1.9 trillion. How can they put it to the best use to keep stock markets booming?
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For the fifth time this year, Congress has voted to postpone steep Medicare pay cuts for doctors. The latest vote gives doctors a year’s reprieve from the 25% pay cut, which some have said would keep them from accepting new Med…