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antiabortion group on Tuesday released an undercover video of an official at Planned Parenthood discussing in graphic detail how to abort a fetus to preserve its organs for medical research — as well as the costs associated with sharing that tissue with scientists.

Sanofi will adopt a simplified structure...

• general medicines
• emerging markets
• specialty care
• diabetes
• cardiovascular
• vaccines
• animal health

American Red Cross and Smith’s Food and Drug Stores are teaming up to reduce deaths and injuries due to home fires in northern Nevada and the 6 other states that Smiths serves...both organizations will go door-to-door to install smoke alarms and educate residents about fire safety.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation..had…given drugmaker Vertex, around $150 million in exchange for —a share of the royalties for any treatment Vertex’s research yielded…(the foundation) sold its royalty rights..For $3.3 billion.

National Safety Council has called on employers to develop workplace policies around the use of opioid prescription painkillers after reviewing research and court cases showing the negative impacts of these medicines on employee safety and worker's compensation costs...

Demand for healthcare is booming in China, driven by a growing middle class, improved health insurance coverage and an aging population… some of the country’s public hospitals are adding beds by the thousand… this expansion has policymakers worried… lack of public confidence in rural healthcare...

..delay in opening is a result of the Legislature requiring the Department of Agriculture to list pesticides legal for use on marijuana.

… independent pharmacies are often located in the underserved and rural areas that are home to many Medicare recipients… National Community Pharmacists Association remains supportive of efforts to prevent and reduce fraud, waste and abuse within the Medicare Part D program, they must be delicately balanced with ensuring appropriate patient access to vitally important medications…

Doctors with Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention,.. met… with Nevada Lions Club members, medical executives and health care professionals to launch the Comprehensive Foot Examination Assistant Program….The goal of the program is to provide primary care doctors with qualified assistants to provide diabetic and other at-risk patients with comprehensive foot examinations,…

QS/1, a healthcare automation solutions provider, is partnering with American Associated Pharmacies to help community pharmacies compete with larger pharmacies...."In a changing healthcare environment, smaller pharmacies often find themselves unable to compete with the bigger chains,"