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Rare Diseases Patients Profiled in Psychology Today Magazine
10/04/2012 11:48 AM
By Kaelan Hollon
In this month’s issue of Psychology Today, there was a good read about the psychological impact of having a rare disease, ‘The Loneliest Fight’, profiling four patients’ experience with very different diagnoses and their hopes for recovery. The link only has the general profile, so pick up the hard copy if you can to get [...]
Part D Survey Results Show Nothing but Love from Seniors
10/03/2012 03:08 PM
By Jenni Brewer
Medicare Today has released its 2012 beneficiary satisfaction survey results today and to put it simply, seniors love Medicare Part D. Check out USA Today’s story that provides a great snapshot on the impressive results. My own recap: The survey showed that 90 percent of seniors enrolled in Part D are satisfied with their coverage [...]
Identifying New Viruses – 10 Years of Important Progress
10/03/2012 11:00 AM
By Grady Forrer
Over a decade ago, when SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was first detected in China, it took significant time to identify the virus and to understand how the disease spread among affected populations. But since that outbreak, the ability of doctors and scientist to identify new viruses and move more quickly toward vaccines and appropriate [...]
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#STEM and Scientific Literacy Panel feat. Frank Douglas, President/CEO of @ABIAkron and @RepDonnaEdwards! #MedInnovate t.co/hQyRluB6
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Medicare Today released its 2012 beneficiary satisfaction survey results today. To put it simply, seniors love Medicare Part D. Satisfaction rates have increased from 78% to 90% since Part D’s implementation in 2006, but that’s not all. Read more about the noteworthy survey results on The Catal...
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Neha Chauhan is an amazing young lady. At the age of 15 she founded the AFA Teens: Teens for Alzheimer's Awareness — a branch of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. She, along with other honorees working in the field of Alzheimer's disease research, was recognized at PhRMA's Research & Hope Awa...
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PhRMA CEO John Castellani and Biotechnology Industry Organization CEO James Greenwood emphasized the importance of sustaining America's global leadership in biopharmaceutical R&D in a joint op-ed. They argue that fierce competition and accelerating globalization makes it increasingly difficult for t...
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Helpful resources from #PhRMA CEO Press Club speech today: speech http://t.co/0ka9tfiT Related blog post: http://t.co/mQAxoYSt
09.20.2012 // Retweets: 3
#Medicare open enrollment begins 10/15: Learn how to shop for plans using the Medicare Plan Finder: http://t.co/dhNZ1nun
10.04.2012 // Retweets: 3
America can lose its global edge in #medicine unless we do more to promote/reward #innovation in the US. More here:http://t.co/4nZaDn22
07.18.2012 // Retweets: 3
Watch #PhRMA CEO John Castellani's National Press Club speech on archive feed at http://t.co/sj0MiVvP #FromHopeToCures
09.20.2012 // Retweets: 3
Apologies for the glitch in the @Forbes piece from #PhRMA Chairman Lechleiter. Here's the correct link: http://t.co/kbbmdvZG
07.17.2012 // Retweets: 2