Clinical trials struggle to find participants; Federal employees look for extension on open season to deal with their Blues;

> You'd think that clinical trials becoming more well-known would make it easier, but actually biopharma is having more and more trouble finding participants for its trials. FierceBiotech

> Union leaders are fighting it out among themselves in California, where a local union may end up being taken over by its parent organization. Article

> Research says that the new year will bring many of the same challenges, including a continuation of the healthcare industry's struggle as a result of the drooping economy. Article

And Finally... Parts of China are giving new meaning to the notion of it being crazy to complain. Article