Are we seeing a new dawn of innovation in pharma?

smartiesHOUSTON: Innovation has always been the blood pumping through the body of the pharmaceutical industry, but in recent years the supply seemed to be getting poorer.

Yet now a slew of breakthroughs in treatment for diseases like Hepatitis C, Ebola, malaria and even Alzheimer’s, the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The six hundred and ninety-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

An estimated $17 million, 47-unit affordable apartment development will be built on the border of Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill under plans submitted by two community development Read More »

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TeamHealth to buy IPC Healthcare and expand here

bondNEW YORK: TeamHealth Holdings Inc has agreed to buy IPC Healthcare Inc.

The deal will allow TeamHealth, which provides contract workers for hospitals and acute care, to expand into IPC’s specialist area of post-acute care, such as nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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