By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report
The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday to maintain income-based subsidies that allow millions of Americans to purchase individual health insurance policies from the federal healthcare.gov insurance exchange…
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By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) announced its fifth annual State of Compliance Survey (2015) indicates corporate compliance officers (CCOs) need to be more involved in strategic decisionmaking—as only one-third of companies report involving the compliance officer in business strategy. "Fulfilling baseline compliance requirements remains a critically important function particularly for industries faced with…
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By Lori Solomon, Editor, Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The precision medicine trial NCI-MATCH (National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice) will open for patient enrollment in July. The multicenter trial will evaluate the effectiveness of targeted therapies based on genetic mutations, regardless of a patients' cancer type. NCI-MATCH will assess, in parallel, more than…
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By Stephanie Murg, Managing Director, G2 Intelligence
Tiny particles known as exosomes may be a powerful cancer screening and diagnostic tool—the trick is detecting and isolating those that are derived from cancer cells. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have done just that, focusing on a protein that is specifically enriched on cancer-cell-derived exosomes and using it to distinguish healthy subjects and patients with a…
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By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
In keeping with the national focus on reducing unnecessary medical care and getting the right test to the right patient at the right time, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation awarded a 34-month grant to a group of Washington state health care organizations. The grant will fund efforts in connection with the Choosing Wisely program…
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