7 Counterintuitive Tips: Creating Content That Actually Means Something
The overwhelming deluge of information spewing from the Internet—on any and every imaginable topic—implies that “more is better.” For proof, look no further than the most innocuous Google search. Type…
Selling Insurance Across State Lines
It's Already Done – Sort of It's Already Done – Sort of Most insurance companies are multi-state, but have “franchises” that are state corporations. These are necessary because different states…
Generic Adderall XR to Be Sold in 2016 Under Agreement Struck Between Shire and Sandoz
Adderall XR producer Shire has agreed to supply an authorized generic version of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug to Sandoz Inc., the generic division of Novartis.
RSNA 2013: Obamacare and Manufacturers – A Siemens Perspective
Yesterday ... and all the website troubles have been blown away. Well, perhaps, and perhaps the long-awaited fix is insufficient to meet consumer demand. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka…
RSNA 2013: Advancing Towards an HIV Cure?
Can radioimmunotherapy (RIT) be effective in helping to find a cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Researchers have used RIT to destroy remaining HIV-infected cells in the blood samples…
BioPharma Beat: 23andMe – Now What?
By now everyone has heard of the very pointed and frustration-toned warning letter that 23andMe received from the F.D.A., which ordered the company to immediately stop selling and marketing their…
Aggressive New HIV Strain In West Africa Develops Into AIDS More Rapidly
Over 60 epidemic strains of HIV-1 exist in the world, so when researchers discovered a new one in West Africa, the only alarm bell that sounded was the fact that…
The Three Letters That Kill Social Media in Pharma
An interview I did recently for an organisation conducting some research into the future of social media use by the pharmaceutical industry prompted me to remind them, and myself, that…
RSNA 2013: President’s Address Encourages Radiologists to Embrace Multidiscinplinary Teams
This year’s theme for RSNA is “The Power of Partnerships” and it has been easy to see this in action simply by walking the halls of the McCormick Convention Center…
RSNA 2013: Imaging Key to Diagnosing Brain Injuries in Veterans
Using a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers have found that soldiers who suffered mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) induced by blast exposure present long-term brain differences, according…
