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Spotlight on Genomics: Understanding Our Genes – A Step to Personalized Medicine – Video

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Spotlight on Genomics: Understanding Our Genes – A Step to Personalized Medicine Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Learn about the essential role of genomics in the development of stem cell based therapies. Craig Venter, president and founder of the J. Craig Venter Institute.. Continue reading →

Consumers will drive health care choices, says Aetna CEO

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Ryan Felton – Mark Bertolini, chairman, president and CEO of Connecticut-based Aetna Inc., believes that over the next decade the health care industry will start transitioning into a consumer-driven marketplace. Continue reading →

Merck CEO: Health Care Beyond the Fiscal Cliff Requires Structural Changes

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This guest post was written by Kenneth C. Frazier, the chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Merck & Co., one of the world's largest drug companies. He was among the top business leaders who met with Barack Obama in November to discuss the United States' fiscal problems. Continue reading →

Capital Health CEO discusses Affordable Care Act, challenges of new hospitals

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Al Maghazehe rarely stops moving or talking. The president and CEO of Capital Health speaks in fast, clipped tones, dishing out orders and jokes to secretaries and doctors with the same self-assured ease Continue reading →

Poll: Political leaders should work on new bill if Supreme Court throws out Obama health law

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WASHINGTON – Americans overwhelmingly want the president and Congress to get to work on a new bill to change the health care system if the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul as unconstitutional, a new poll finds. Continue reading →

Health care system: Vast support for new effort, poll shows

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Americans overwhelmingly want the president and Congress to get to work on a new bill to change the health care system if the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul as unconstitutional, a new poll finds. Continue reading →

ACOG Committee Urges Caution for Genetic Testing to Assess Disease Risk

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IntegenX has appointed David Smith to serve as its new COO. Smith most recently served as CFO of Thoratec, and previous to that was CFO at Chiron. He currently is chair of the audit committee and a director of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals and previously was chair of the audit committee and a director of Perlegen Sciences Continue reading →

Makati Medical Center now offering stem cell therapy

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THE MAKATI Medical Centers Cancer Center celebrated its first year anniversary and marked the occasion with the launch of its Cellular Therapeutics Laboratory. Present at the ribbon-cutting ceremony were Dr. Eric Flores, head, Spine Clinic and Stem Cell Lab; Rosalie Montenegro, Makati Medical Center president and CEO; Dr Continue reading →

Liberty Mutual Appoints Chief Actuary for Group Benefits Operation

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Boston-headquartered Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Brian Dunham as senior vice president and chief actuary of its group benefits operation. Prior to joining Liberty Mutual, Dunham was responsible for the pricing and financial management of Unums large case group life and disability business Continue reading →

Greens, Libertarians launch drives to get on state's November ballot

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“It's unfortunate that the political powers that be want to use taxpayers' money to shutdown the Libertarians, Greens and other parties,” Libertarian Party spokesman says The Green and Libertarian parties on Tuesday said they are launching new petition drives to get their candidates for president and other offices on Maryland's November ballot after losing a battle before the state's highest … Continue reading →

Greenwood Genetic Center Nets $275K to Develop Array-Based Autism Test

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IntegenX has appointed David Smith to serve as its new COO. Smith most recently served as CFO of Thoratec, and previous to that was CFO at Chiron. He currently is chair of the audit committee and a director of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals and previously was chair of the audit committee and a director of Perlegen Sciences. Continue reading →