LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L:
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Roche (ROG.VX:
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in the all-important U.S. market in the coming days, providing a
potential boost for their shares.
The two medicines — Promacta and Actemra — should expand
Glaxo and Roche’s businesses into new territories, although
industry analysts say both are likely to start off as niche
treatments.
Glaxo’s Read the rest of this entry »

He’s 46, still a Disney fan and in charge of delivering hospital care to five Southwest Florida counties.
“I’m the guy who has to make it happen,” said Jose Morillo, who marked his first year as CEO of the Lehigh Regional Medical Center on Oct. 9.
He was the assistant administrator at the hospital for nearly two years starting in 2004, before he was transferred to Charlotte Regional Medical Center by medical center owner Health Management Associates Read the rest of this entry »

In my experience, FEHBP does not cover mental and physical illnesses equally. While I can visit a physician for general medical care as often as I like — or at least for as long as I can afford the co-payments — I can receive mental health care in an individual or group therapeutic setting only 26 times a year.
In short, if I needed treatment for diabetes or cancer or heart disease, there would be no limits other than those set by my ability to Read the rest of this entry »