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The State of Nevada has cleared the way for state employees to receive coverage for transgender-related treatment and therapy. The Nevada Public Employees’ Benefit Program Board has removed exclusionary language from its plan.

The problem is, the deck is stacked against the pharmacist the moment the word "union" comes up. The danger of punitive retaliation and possible job loss is real. Not knowing whether they can trust the people around them, and with mortgages, families, and futures on the line, pharmacists don’t even say the word "union" out loud, much less do anything about the problems we all face.

The first MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic in Topeka, Kansa, opened Wednesday inside the CVS/pharmacy store, joining 11 additional clinic locations in the state…"Targeted expansion into markets like Topeka brings high-quality, convenient and affordable health care services to community members," …."There is a need for more accessible and affordable health care in Kansas..

India’s system for training doctors is broken. It is plagued by rampant fraud and unprofessional teaching practices, exacerbating the public health challenge facing this fast-growing but still poor nation of about 1.25 billion people. The ramifications spread beyond the country’s borders: India is the world’s largest exporter of doctors, with about 47,000 currently practicing in the United States and about 25,000 in the United Kingdom.

Since Electric Daisy Carnival came to Las Vegas in 2011, there have been five drug-related fatalities. But it’s obviously remiss to deny the effect that drugs have had on the dance scene. …..conference presented by Insomniac, talking about drugs and the dance scene.

CVS Health was honored on Wednesday by the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large U.S. employers, for its ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy work environment and encouraging employees and their families to maintain healthy lifestyles.

'We do see healthcare organizations and health plans making moves'. The lion's share of medical identity theft victims can expect to pay upwards of $13,500 to resolve the crime. What's more, about 50 percent of consumers say they would find another healthcare provider if they were concerned about the security of their medical records.

I review key deal terms and what they mean for CVS and Target. I also consider derivative impacts on McKesson, Cardinal Health, Diplomat Pharmacy, and Catamaran.

A 59 percent uptick in physicians looking for new systems, says report. More and more buyers of electronic health records are finding themselves having second thoughts and opting to replace their existing systems, according to a new report.

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is investing $95 million to create a new U.S. research institute led by a top genomics professor to investigate how a cell’s operating system works. The move reflects a commitment to fundamental research by the British company, even as its shifts emphasis to greater reliance on non-pharmaceutical businesses such as consumer healthcare and vaccines.