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Lauren and I talk with potential clients every week and, unfortunately, it is clear to us many patients fail to ask their doctors some very important questions before deciding on a treatment plan.
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As former Director of Scientific Information Resources for Merck Research Labs a decade ago, I emphasized the importance of new investment in informatics tools and databases to promote new drug discovery.
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Strikes from nurses in California seem to be taking place a bit more frequently although nurses are going on strike all over the US. Back in March of this year in Southern California nurses held a one day strike in the Los Angels area wanting better working conditions.
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Perhaps New Zealand professor Shaun Goldfinch’s article “Pessimism, Computer Failure, and Information Systems Development in the Public Sector” should be required reading in their neighboring continent due northwest:
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This is fascinating on how Richard Resnick describes how sequencing is finding 
cures and treatments for diseases by identifying the gene. When you listen you can hear about various diseases where treatments were found, again by identifying the genome.
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The recent in-depth investigation by Fortune reporters of 10 years of dysfunctional leadership at Pfizer, the “world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company,” raises many issues about leadership and governance in health care (see our post here). We then discussed lack of transparency in Pfizer’s communication about management performance here, and how bad management was rewarded with outsize compensation here. To continue what has become a lengthy series, let us now discuss the board of directors who were responsible for “stewardship” or governance of what turned out to be a very troubled company.
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This is just so funny and if you have not seen the Annoying Orange, it is annoying 
but funny. Its time for good humor post and here this fits! Normally the orange sits around and talks with other fruits and vegetables in the kitchen to include real apples and this is an encounter of a different kind. Theres actually a game now available as well with the Annoying Orange.
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In an article in the Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, FL, I found the following passage I bolded below truly striking:
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To treat heart failure, Mesoblasts Revascor treatment uses stem-cell technology to rebuild blood vessels and heart muscles. Mesoblast is located in Australia and the 
stem cell treatment does not use embryonic stem cells. Revascor is based on stem cells in bone marrow and the miraculous finding here is that it does not set off any immune responses. 225 patients in Europe will be enrolled who have suffered severe heart attacks. There have already been some other clinical trial results reported back in January.