Tag Archives: Barack Obama

The UK NHS is Many Things. Evil isn’t One of Them.

By Julian Upton | Published: August 17, 2009
Far be it from me to politicize this blog, but I have great trouble understanding how anyone can brand a system based on the principles of providing healthcare for all as ‘evil’.  The UK NHS has many flaws. It is over-stretched, weary, beleaguered, underfunded, occasionally incompetent, occasionally misguided, in parts outmoded, over-managed and often frustrating. But [...]
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New NIH Leader Backs Personalized Medicine

By Jill Wechsler | Published: July 22, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife No one was surprised last month when the White House nominated world-famous geneticist Francis Collins for the top job at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The driving force behind NIH’s Human Genome Project for 15 years, Collins is experienced in managing large research projects and big budgets and in [...]
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Upcoming Webcast: The Unvarnished Truth about Comparative Effectiveness

By George Koroneos | Published: June 4, 2009
The mere mention of the term “comparative effectiveness” evokes a host of reactions among pharmaceutical manufacturers: confusion, skepticism, even fear. With President Obama calling for a national agency for comparative effectiveness, no one doubts that it is coming to healthcare—but what will it encompass? How will comparative effectiveness impact access to medications? What can manufacturers [...]
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