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U.S. Government Investment Gives Flu Vaccines a Shot in the Arm

19.01.2013 - Fighting the flu may soon get easier. As early as next year, more modern and more effective vaccines will hit the market, thanks to investments by the U.S. government and...

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Roche Says US Allows it to Tap Adult Tamiflu Reserves

18.01.2013 - Roche Holding said U.S. regulators will allow it to begin selling the company's reserve stock of adult Tamiflu capsules, and that the extra supplies of the flu treatment should...

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Medtech Companies Face Job Cuts

21.12.2012 - The U.S. medical technology industry, once a haven for secure, high-paying jobs, is blaming a new tax meant to help fund the Affordable Care Act for upcoming layoffs. But even if...

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Pharma Group Calls for Broader US Market Approach in Medicare

21.09.2012 - The role of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry within Medicare should be expanded as a way to reduce the popular healthcare program's contribution to the federal deficit without...

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US Ruling Casts Doubt on Expanding Healthcare for the Poor

29.06.2012 - While the Supreme Court upheld a U.S. healthcare overhaul on Thursday, its decision cast doubt on whether the plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million uninsured...