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The promise and pitfalls of big data in healthcare

An editorial in The Atlantic examines the challenges of creating a so-called unified health database to “collect in one searchable repository all of the parameters that measure[…]

CMS creates new data office

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the creation of a new Office of Information Products and Data Analysis. The new[…]

Court affirms FDA can regulate autologous stem cell therapies

A recent US District Court decision puts the FDA in a better position to impose order on the growing market for stem cell therapies that[…]