Kristen Hallam
Health Editor, Bloomberg News
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@BloombergNews health editor in London. Proud @NorthwesternU alum, @AHCJ member & former board member. RTs & links aren't endorsements. Opinions are my own.
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London Terror Suspects’ Bedside Questions Limited Unlike in Boston bloom.bg/13OKmWV via @BloombergNews
London Terror Suspects’ Bedside Questions Limited
bloomberg.com — In Boston and London, injured suspects in recent terror attacks were taken to hospitals to recover under armed guard. Their bedside treatment by authorities won't be the same. While Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was questioned by federal investigators in his hospital room during a 48-hour period after his capture last month, police in the U.K.
RT @who: USA on universal health coverage: We have much to learn from your successes and challenges, we are late in the process #WHA66
IPhone Urinalysis Draws First FDA Inquiry of Medical Apps bloom.bg/10Pls7K via @BloombergNews by @annaedney
IPhone Urinalysis Draws First FDA Inquiry of Medical Apps
bloomberg.com — An iPhone application that lets users check levels of blood, protein and other substances in their urine is the first target of U.S. regulators seeking boundaries in a burgeoning industry for medical diagnosis on-the-go.
RT @ahcj_pia: Use social media to find 'real people' for your story #constantcontact conta.cc/12QPwUJ
Use social media to find 'real people' for your story
myemail.constantcontact.com — When writing about medical studies, drugs, devices, procedures and other health stories, social media can help you find real patients, not the ones groomed by pharmaceutical companies, to round out your coverage of research and treatments. In this helpful tip sheet, Liz Szabo, an award-winning medical reporter for USA Today passes on some of her best tricks for using social media to cultivate sources.
Bird Flu Virus Is Capable of Human Spread, Ferret Studies Show bloom.bg/14VJQJ8 via @BloombergNews #h7n9 #birdflu
Bird Flu Virus Is Capable of Human Spread, Ferret Studies Show
bloomberg.com — The bird flu virus that's killed 36 people in China is capable of human-to-human spread, scientists found in animal studies that highlight its pandemic potential. Ferrets experimentally infected with the new H7N9 strain passed it to other ferrets occupying the same cage, indicating the virus's ability to spread via direct contact, researchers at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing and the University of Hong Kong said.
Great piece on AbbVie raising drug's price 37% after studies panned it: bloom.bg/10OjXXo via @BloombergNews $ABBV by @armstrongdrew
AbbVie Price Boost of Drug Slammed in Studies Criticized
bloomberg.com — AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) boosted the price of its Niaspan heart pill by 37 percent to offset prescription losses after studies panned the drug, drawing criticism from doctors amid a national debate over the high cost of health care. The findings from two studies, in almost 30,000 people, were reported in 2011 and last year.
Dutch Scientists Defend Patenting of Saudi #Coronavirus bloom.bg/14Vy6pX via @BloombergNews #mers #ncov by @simeonbennett
Dutch Scientists Defend Patenting of Saudi Coronavirus
bloomberg.com — The novel coronavirus that's killed 22 people after appearing in Saudi Arabia last year has been patented by Dutch scientists, who disputed Saudi health ministry claims that they have signed deals with vaccine and drug makers. Albert Osterhaus and Ron Fouchier, virologists at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, said patenting the coronavirus was a "normal thing to do."
RT @anitabruzzese: In-Office Workers Waste More Time Than Telecommuters | The Fast Track quickbase.intuit.com/blog/2013/05/2… via @IntuitQuickBase
In-Office Workers Waste More Time Than Telecommuters
quickbase.intuit.com — Ever since Marissa Mayer made her announcement that there would be no more telecommuting at Yahoo!, some people have said that Yahoo! will be loads more productive because employees will no longer be able to skirt their responsibilities and waste time at home.
RT @matthewherper: Steven Nissen: The Hidden Agenda Behind The FDA's New Avandia Hearings @Forbes onforb.es/13Nixlo $GSK
Steven Nissen: The Hidden Agenda Behind The FDA's New Avandia Hearings
forbes.com — Steven E. Nissen This post was written by Steven E. Nissen MD, the Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. This commentary expresses his personal opinions and not necessarily the views of the Cleveland Clinic.
MT @spettypi: +2 mln suicide attempts a year in China. It's the leadng cause of death in young people there, says $JNJ head of neurosci
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