PwC Infographic: Costs from specialty drugs skyrocket

PwC Infographic: Costs from specialty drugs skyrocket

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A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report on medical cost trends highlights how specialty drugs are outpacing traditional drugs in a major way.

Obamacare and the Future of Healthcare

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Obamacare and the Future of Healthcare

As everyone knows by now, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state healthcare insurance exchanges subsidized by the federal government.  If this decision had gone the other way, it could have had a significant impact on the percentage of insured patients currently, and in the coming years.  With this decision, this key component of Obamacare seems to be a permanent part of the future financial core of healthcare reimbursement.

Why Theranos’ breakthrough herpes test boosted its clout in the science world

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/07/02/theranos-fda-elizabeth-holmes-lab-test-herpes.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2015-07-02&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1435944293

Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes: Proud.

Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes: Proud.

Medical Testing: Young Blood

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21656196-theranos-ambitious-silicon-valley-firm-wants-shake-up-market-medical

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Theranos, an ambitious Silicon Valley firm, wants to shake up the market for medical testing

We have built a sickness care system rather than a health system

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/06/we-have-built-a-sickness-care-system-rather-than-a-health-system.html

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Cancer-smelling dogs can take a break. E-nose technology is effectively sniffing out diseases

Cancer-smelling dogs can take a break. E-nose technology is effectively sniffing out diseases

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