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Human Longevity’s complaint had accused Craig Venter of leaving the company with his company-issued laptop in tow so that he could take with him trade secrets to try to set up a competing business.
The Doctor At The Center Of LAPD’s Largest-Ever Single-Suspect Sex Crimes Investigation
The Los Angeles Times investigates Dr. George Tyndall’s decades spent as the campus gynecologist for the University of Southern California through interviews from Tyndall himself as well as his associates.
A GAO report released this week says that bureaucratic confusion and vacancies in key posts are largely to blame for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to support suicide prevention efforts.
GSK will hold a 68 percent stake and Pfizer the remaining 32 percent of the new joint venture, which will be the world’s largest over-the-counter medicines business. The move will represent a breakup of GSK, which currently generates around a quarter of its revenue from such consumer products, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Millions Of Americans Have Been Benefiting From The Health Law For Years–They Just Might Not Know It
Consumer protections were put in place through the Affordable Care Act even for people who don’t buy coverage on the exchanges. Now a federal judge’s ruling invalidating the law might jeopardize those popular provisions that Americans might not even realize are part of the ACA. Meanwhile, less than a week after that decision, the case is back in court, this time in front of a judge appointed by former President Barack Obama. And, the legal uncertainty is complicating Medicaid expansion politics.
The funds will be put to immediate use by hiring more mental health providers, which will allow an additional 5,000 psychiatric visits per year.
Air Quality From Camp Fire’s Smoke Ranks Among Worst On Record For Bay Area
“This data, you’d see more commonly in a place like India or in China,” said Charles Knoderer, an air quality forecaster.
Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham, 57, is not charged in the deaths, but those investigations are ongoing. Pham faces two federal counts of illegally distributing oxycodone.
The deadline to sign up to get coverage starting Jan. 1 is now this Friday for people in California. Consumers will also be able to enroll for coverage starting Feb. 1 up until Jan. 15.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bill would establish an Office of Drug Manufacturing that would be required to manufacture at least 15 different generic drugs in its first year where the agency determines there is a failure in the market. Meanwhile, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is also introducing legislation geared toward high drug costs and increasing transparency in Medicaid funding.