Recent Articles
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Cancer drugs are the latest to experience price hikes
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe rising cost of various drug classes is not a new phenomenon for most Americans. In fact, it has become an expected occurrence in recent years, particularly for maintenance or life-sustaining medications. One notable drug class that has experienced fluctuations in pricing is cancer or oncologic medication. Older cancer drugs have experienced price hikes between 2010 and 2015, according to a research letter this month in JAMA Oncology. The researchers looked at 86 cancer drugs and found 55 that increased in price during the five-year span — 11 of which experienced price hikes of more than 100 percent.
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Start taking orders and booking appointments on your Facebook Page
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingFacebook's 1.5 billion users certainly do more than scroll through their news feed — liking another artful food pic or watching the third cat video of the day. Now, the social network is proving its power beyond conversation. Facebook has been testing ways to not just cultivate and engage their community, but to inspire them to action.
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We are designers, not healers
Leslie LaskinReese Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesMy client said something remarkable to me yesterday. We were standing at the counter of her building department, waiting our turn to speak with the head of building. We needed him to grant her a retro permit. In her jurisdiction, any work done without a permit is flagged during the resale process and requires permitting.
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Which marketing tactics are working for hotels?
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementOld SEO strategies are dead, and digital marketing methods have undergone a sea change in recent years. The internet revolution has opened up new media channels and branding opportunities for all brands, big and small, across local and global markets. Smart digital marketing tactics have made it just as easy to publicize a B&B tucked away into the corner of a remote mountainside as it has for an exclusive Manhattan hotel.
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5 ways dentist offices can create a better customer experience
Susan McCullah Oral & Dental HealthcareLong gone are the days of the product or service you offer speaking for itself. With today's sophisticated consumers, the end result is only a tiny part of their satisfaction. They expect the entire process to be pleasant and valuable.
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Is your transplant patient leading a sedentary lifestyle?
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcarePatients with advanced cirrhosis are at a high risk for frailty, which increases the risks of liver-related death, transplant wait-list attrition and major transplant complications. Regular activity helps patients with cirrhosis avoid frailty and its complications, but a new study shows patients waiting for liver transplants are highly sedentary.
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Global HFC agreement is historic, but now the work really starts
Andrew Gaved Facilities & GroundsLet me start by saying well done to all those from outside of Europe who were involved in the historic agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, to phase down HFCs around the world. The choice of the word "monumental" by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was an apt one.
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Investing for the long haul is the right move
David B. Mandell and Jason M. O'Dell Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementInvesting for the long haul is a passive investment strategy. Investors buy stocks and hold them for a long period, regardless of short-term market fluctuations. Nonetheless, many are skeptical of such a long-term strategy, especially in an "up market," as we have experienced the last five years.
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5 winning strategies for thoughtful nurse leaders
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationNurse leaders face a challenging environment in today's world of healthcare and nursing. Rapidly changing technology, a volatile economic healthcare climate and other seismic shifts point to ways in which nurse leaders must be willing to pivot when necessary while offering strong support to the nurses whom they supervise and lead.
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Picking up where Pokemon Go left off: Nintendo’s plans for holiday…
Katherine Radin Science & TechnologyNostalgic for their past, those who played with Pokemon cards and video games in the late 1990s shifted to a new platform this summer: their smartphone. Three months after its debut this summer, Pokemon Go has broken several records worldwide and was recently named the highest earning iOS app in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.