> Think the pharmas will like this proposal? The new head of NIH is considering plans to charge royalty fees to pharmas whose drug discoveries piggyback off of federally-supported research. FiercePharma
> Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) are very popular, but most are used primarily in radiology. Now, advocates are suggesting that cardiology is another area ripe for PACS use. FierceHealthIT
> Workhorse diabetes drug metformin is proving to be a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer when combined with doxorubicin, a standard chemotherapy drug. FierceBiotechResearch
> Are you one of the skeptics worried that the current push to install EMRs can't possibly solve all of the industry's problems? You're not alone: Check out this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, which includes two articles taking that position. FierceEMR
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