The House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this month that would create a more stringent system for monitoring the safety of certain medical devices, such as laparoscopic power morcellators, by ensuring that make and model numbers are recorded and correlated with patient outcomes. According to a statement from the office of Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick […]
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The Internet is a big place. Currently, there are about 4.49 billion webpages on the Internet. To help put this in context, Google — the biggest search engine out there with a market share of about 68% — has only indexed about 0.004% of the web. If you decided that you wanted to set out […]
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Irish Company Allergan has entered into an agreement to acquire worldwide rights to Merck’s oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists, which are being tested in order to treat and prevent migraines. Allergan will get the rights for a payment of $250 million upfront, $125 million paid after HSR clearance, and $125 million paid next April. […]
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The latest figures from the California drought are in — and throughout the month of May, California residents successfully cut their water consumption by an incredible 29%, officials with the State Water Resources Control Board announced. According to the LA Times, the news offers hope that the state’s residents may be able to meet the […]
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