Financial TimesResults for news from the Financial Times about Health Page 1 of 66 news found. 1 - 2 - NEXT Healthcare Philips to buy US medical devices group Dutch company bulks up healthcare business ahead of splitting the group into two Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:33:23 GMT Innovation In Healthcare India in frontline in battle over IP rights Country’s rulings on patents emerge as a significant source of friction between New Delhi and the US Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:23:50 GMT Innovation In Healthcare Electrical pulses could replace many traditional medicines Body’s inner language may be key to treating range of conditions Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:23:49 GMT Health ‘Milestone’ reached in fight against Aids Treatment rates for the disease outpace new infections for the first time Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:01:55 GMT Healthcare NHS trust woes set to boost private sector Industry survey says financial pressures on health service will lead to new business openings Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:29:57 GMT Healthcare Japan sets template for private sector care Support services companies such as Mitie eye opportunity for growth amid healthcare spending cuts Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:42:38 GMT Health US issues guidelines over Ebola White House seeks to end dispute over quarantine of medical workers Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:51:31 GMT Healthcare Japan embraces future of robot carers Automated devices are increasingly filling the gap left by a shrinking number of workers Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:57:14 GMT Health Officials move to calm US Ebola anxiety Mayor reassures New York as World Bank president says the city is well prepared for its first case Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:41:47 GMT Healthcare Priory to open City psychotherapy clinic Business being urged to increase awareness of employees’ mental health problems Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:53:08 GMT Health Emerging Markets Patchy cover and state underfunding compound India’s poverty Reliance on the private sector increases the financial burden for patients Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:55 GMT Health Emerging Markets Education and taxation called to arms in Mexico’s effort to handle obesity Scale of the problem has reached epidemic proportions. Plus: robots join drive to boost healthcare services Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:55 GMT Health Emerging Markets Cosmetic surgery cuts neatly into Brazil’s psyche Appearance, ethnicity, status and social mobility are behind the phenomenon. Plus: efforts to improve treatment of diabetes Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:55 GMT Health Emerging Markets Investors see huge scope as better healthcare is promised in China Opportunities in sector that is national priority and increasingly a destination for private consumption Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:55 GMT Health Emerging Markets Interactive: Explore leading causes of death in developing countries Explore leading causes of death in developing countries Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:55 GMT Health Emerging Markets Both medical systems and patients are crying out for care Chances for investment exist but may not be so simple to grab Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:55 GMT Health Emerging Markets Millions join Indonesia’s insurance scheme Government pay premiums on behalf of poorest 96m of the country’s 250m population Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:55 GMT Health And The Workplace Thirst for latest technology helps boost the benefits of exercise Professional innovations rapidly filter down to the commercial cycling market Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:05:15 GMT Health BD agrees to buy CareFusion for $12.2bn Deal latest in record-breaking year for healthcare tie-ups Sun, 05 Oct 2014 20:43:32 GMT Healthcare Hospital takes the pulse of video nursing Airedale General Hospital can support patients hundreds of miles away Sun, 05 Oct 2014 19:12:48 GMT Health Fosun in bidding for Espirito Santo Saude Chinese conglomerate Fosun joins bidding war for Espirito Santo Saude with $580m offer for the Portuguese hospital operator Tue, 23 Sep 2014 05:34:49 GMT Health Rite Aid cuts profit forecast Higher costs squeeze margins at the US drugstore’s pharmacy business by almost 2 percentage points in the quarter ended August 30 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:37:21 GMT Health NHS head backs workplace health plans Range of measures designed to ease future pressures on the health service include tax relief on money employers spend on staff health plans Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:25:48 GMT Healthcare Castro and Gates pledge aid for Ebola Gates foundation donates $50m and Cuba pledges 165 health workers to help west African states battle Ebola outbreak Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:25:48 GMT Health Sports concussion examinations ‘inadequate’ Sports teams have focused more on concussion as evidence mounts of the long-term damage to athletes’ brains of repeated blows to the head during a career Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:24:40 GMT Healthcare Record $350m donation for Harvard Gift from the family of TH Chan will fund school of public health’s research into pandemics, harmful environments, crises and failing health systems Mon, 08 Sep 2014 04:23:28 GMT Healthcare Spire benefits from NHS sales London Stock Exchange-listed British hospital chain posted a 10% rise in revenue to £417m in the six months to June 30 compared with a year ago Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:13:50 GMT Health Investigators track down Salmonella cause Investigators will be looking for food ingredients that were used in all the different Salmonella sites, which might have spread the bacterial infection Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:57:33 GMT Health US groups ponder the great tax escape Walgreens plans to stay in the US, but other healthcare companies have fewer qualms about relocating in order to save money on taxes Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:50:36 GMT Health WHO declares Ebola global emergency Organisation refrains from recommending a ban on travel to affected states and says that the real toll from the deadly virus was ‘significantly’ higher than official figures Fri, 08 Aug 2014 09:47:01 GMT Health First American aid worker stricken with Ebola to arrive in US Despite alarm in the US, health officials say bringing the sickened aid workers home will not put the American public at risk Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:49:51 GMT Health Drugmakers juggle non-core assets Reckitt’s planned spin-off of its pharmaceuticals unit highlights trend to split pharmaceuticals and consumer healthcare Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:50:45 GMT Healthcare Spire listing priced at low end of target Britain’s second-biggest private hospital group manages to get its debut offering away despite a difficult day for London stock market Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:03:11 GMT Health Vasectomy study confirms cancer link Long-term research shows extra risk, but health experts say this is not large enough to rule out the ‘snip’ as an option for contraception Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:44:38 GMT Healthcare Spire to pay staff £36m in IPO proceeds UK group, which operates 39 hospitals and 13 clinics, has announced an IPO price range of 210-300p a share, which would value the company at £1bn Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:56:26 GMT Healthcare Spire reveals IPO price of 210p-300p The hospital chain will use the money raised to pay off debts and prepare for further expansion as it seeks to capitalise on the ageing population Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:54:29 GMT Sustainable Healthcare Longer lives mean more diseases of old age and rising costs Increasing longevity combined with lifestyle conditions such as obesity are raising costs and forcing a policy rethink Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:08:17 GMT Sustainable Healthcare Social businesses need patience and money Finding and retaining the right staff is difficult, while local superstitions can make the job even harder Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:08:17 GMT Sustainable Healthcare Time will come when electronic health records turn into web apps Digital files can do more than keep track of patients’ history Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:08:17 GMT Sustainable Healthcare A way to save money and spare patients Co-ordinated care is the way forward Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:08:17 GMT Healthcare Spire sets sights on £1bn London listing Britain’s second largest chain of hospitals, owned by private equity company Cinven, is seeking to raise £315m to invest in new hospitals and clinics Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:21:17 GMT Healthcare Spire seeks £1bn IPO after sale talks end Private hospital chain to launch an initial public offering within two weeks, after its private equity owner ends talks about a trade sale Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:52:05 GMT Health World’s biggest dementia study launched Prime minister David Cameron unveils £100m research push into Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders, including a scheme using 2m volunteers Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:58:33 GMT Healthcare Medical device makers in a race to merge Medtronic’s deal to buy Covidien highlights how medical device companies are under growing pressure to increase their scale and efficiency Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:14:56 GMT Health Medtronic set to acquire Covidien Merger with Ireland-based Covidien would allow Medtronic to move its headquarters to a European country which has lower tax rate than the US Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:50:45 GMT Healthcare New Down’s test likely after pharma deal Premaitha says its acquisition by Aim-quoted ViaLogy via a £10.5m reverse takeover will lead to cheaper and more accurate prenatal blood tests Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:37:43 GMT Healthcare Former 3i healthcare head’s fund at €100m Denis Ribon, ex-head of healthcare investments at 3i, has set up Archimed, in Lyon, eyeing small, mature medical tech or pharma companies in region Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:22:40 GMT Healthcare DIY biotech ‘has potential to disrupt’ Biohackers have the potential to exert the same influence on biotechnology and health-testing equipment as open source designers do on 3D printing Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:27:55 GMT Healthcare New rules put elderly ‘at risk’ of less care Under new rules, councils need provide care only to people with ‘substantial’ needs, dashing hopes that this threshold would be lowered Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:06:44 GMT Healthcare Smith & Nephew pushed into deal frenzy The confirmation that a potential deal has been under consideration caused Smith & Nephew shares to rise 3.6 per cent in London, adding to gains Thu, 29 May 2014 18:21:00 GMT Results for news from the Financial Times about Health Page 1 of 66 news found. 1 - 2 - NEXT | Wall Street JournalResults for news from the Wall Street Journal about Health Page 1 of 140 news found. 1 - 2 - 3 - NEXT Health Policy FDA to Lift Ban on Blood Donations From Gay Men The Food and Drug Administration reversed a decades-old ban on gay men donating blood, concluding that modern scientific screening of blood makes the ban unnecessary. Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:12:35 EST Health Wellness Open the Book, Put Down the Tablet at Bedtime Reading on electronic devices before bedtime can disrupt the body’s circadian clock, making it harder to fall asleep and become alert in the morning, a new study found. Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:17:09 EST Your Health For Babies, Bigger Isn't Always Better Infants who top the charts and gain weight too rapidly may be at a greater risk for obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk-factors at later ages. Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:20:14 EST Health Policy Deadline Lures Millions to HealthCare.gov Federal officials said that HealthCare.gov largely held up during a key sign-up deadline despite some stumbles. Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:03:47 EST Your Health The 20% Who Spread Most Disease Superspreaders make up roughly one-fifth of the population but transmit about 80% of certain infectious diseases. Scientists are beginning to learn the reasons why. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:12:58 EST Health Journal A Prescription to End Drinking Data on medicine for alcohol disorders pushes doctors beyond 12-step programs. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:56:03 EST Health Wellness Court Rules on Alzheimer’s Drug A federal court judge issued an injunction Monday that prevents Actavis from pulling an older version of its Namenda medication for Alzheimer’s disease from pharmacy shelves in favor of a newer version of the drug. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:40:00 EST Health Policy Some States Extend Deadline for Health Plans Via Exchanges Some states have extended a Monday deadline for residents to change or get new health-law insurance plans for next year because many consumers still haven’t picked plans. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:50:34 EST Health Policy Health Law Hurts Some Free Clinics Some free U.S. health clinics serving the uninsured are shutting their doors because of funding shortfalls and low demand they attribute to the Affordable Care Act’s insurance expansion. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:20:14 EST Health Wellness A Road to Mental Health Through the Kitchen Therapists are using cooking to treat depression, anxiety and other psychological problems. Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:05:10 EST Your Health A Type of Childbirth Some Women Will Fight For Many hospitals have stopped offering VBACs, leading some women to seek alternative medical facilities to avoid a repeat caesarean section. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 18:29:06 EST Health Leukemia Drug Shows Promise Researchers report that blocking a mutation with a drug developed by Agios and Celgene leads to complete or partial remissions in 56% of patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia and other similar blood cancers in a small, continuing early study. Sun, 07 Dec 2014 22:44:49 EST Health Policy Flu Vaccine Seen as Less Effective Due to 'Drifted' Virus This year’s flu vaccine may not fully protect against the virus because the season’s most common strain has mutated, or “drifted,” from the form the shot targets, federal officials said. Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:05:11 EST Health Policy Rate Falls for Often-Deadly Ailments Acquired in U.S. Hospitals The rate of often-deadly ailments that patients fall prey to inside U.S. hospitals fell by 17% between 2010 and 2013, federal officials said, resulting in as many as 50,000 fewer deaths while hospitalized. Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:11:31 EST Health Policy Insurers' Listings of In-Network Doctors Often Out of Date The networks of doctors that many insurance companies are offering in Medicare Advantage and commercial health plans this year are narrower than they appear, because the lists are often erroneous or out-of-date, say physicians and regulators. Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:52:15 EST Health Journal In the Gut: The Mix of Bacteria Can Affect Weight Does fat run in your family? Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:42:34 EST Health Policy Lawmakers Seek Greater Bio-Research Funding A bipartisan pair of senators is putting together a proposal to significantly increase federal funding for biomedical research, an issue that has taken on greater urgency in light of the Ebola outbreak. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:56:11 EDT Health Policy Medicaid Backlogs Could Worsen as Health-Law Sign-Ups Resume Hundreds of thousands of people who signed up for Medicaid months ago still don’t have coverage, a problem that could worsen as health-law sign-ups resume. Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:20:28 EDT Health Policy HealthCare.gov Shortens Insurance Application Most consumers shopping for insurance on HealthCare.gov starting next month will use an application that is about one-fourth as long as last year’s complex questionnaire. Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:38:01 EDT Health Policy HealthCare.gov Testing to Be Confidential The new HealthCare.gov is set to open for broad testing by insurers on Tuesday, but they’re not going to be publicly talking—or tweeting—about it. Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:55:04 EDT Health Policy Indiana's Gov. Pence Presses Obama on Medicaid Plans Indiana Gov. Pence put the future of the Medicaid program front and center when President Obama landed in Evansville, Ind., on Friday. Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:46:08 EDT Health Policy Antibiotics Use in Animals Surges The amount of antibiotics sold for use in cows, chickens and other animals raised for food increased 16% between 2009 and 2012, the U.S. government said on Thursday. Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:47:55 EDT Health Policy HealthCare.gov Delays Web Host Switch The U.S. government has shelved plans to move the HealthCare.gov insurance website to a new host, delaying a move that was supposed to fix reliability problems with the site before this year's enrollment season. Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:03:51 EDT Health Medical Devices Lack Safety Evidence, Study Finds The majority of moderate- to high-risk medical devices approved by the FDA lack publicly available scientific evidence to verify their safety and effectiveness, according to a new study. Mon, 29 Sep 2014 21:42:57 EDT Health Policy Health-Coverage Expansion Gets Tougher A nationwide effort to enroll consumers in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act this fall will be more complicated than it was for 2014. Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:07:18 EDT Health Policy A Medicare Program Loses More Health-Care Providers Four more hospital systems recently have dropped out of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program, a key part of the federal health law, leaving just 19 of the original 32 participants. Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:12:18 EDT Health Policy States Add Insurers Under Health Law Most states will have at least one more insurer selling health plans under the Affordable Care Act in the second year of the program's insurance expansion, the Obama administration said on Tuesday. Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:35:05 EDT Health Diabetes Rates Shown Leveling Off After doubling over nearly two decades, rates of diabetes in the U.S. may be leveling off, a tentative sign of progress against a debilitating, costly condition, according to a new study by federal researchers. Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:39:09 EDT Health Policy Hospitals Cut Costs by Getting Doctors to Stick to Guidelines Some hospitals across the nation are making a push to cut costs by standardizing care. While professional bodies publish guidelines advising doctors how best to treat patients, many deviate from them. Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:49:53 EDT Your Health Alzheimer's Prevention for 30-Somethings With No Symptoms Tue, 16 Sep 2014 01:08:27 EDT Health New Discord Brews Over Contraceptives A campaign push by some Republicans to make contraceptive drugs available without a prescription has some support from medical groups despite objections from women's health advocates. Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:06:47 EDT Health Wellness Marathon, Meh, Try Running a Mile Running mile-long races is back in vogue as short, intense workouts help people live longer and stay fit. Tue, 09 Sep 2014 01:45:11 EDT Health Wellness Marathon, Meh, Try Running a Mile Running mile-long races is back in vogue as short, intense workouts help people live longer and stay fit. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:47:17 EDT Your Health Exercise Helps Children With ADHD in Study Researchers seeking alternatives to the use of drugs to treat ADHD in children are taking a closer look at physical activity as a prescription. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:27:12 EDT Health New Advice For Vaccines To Stave Off Pneumonia Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:44:38 EDT Health Wellness The Day Your Workout Fails How to explain feeling off while exercising? It's in how you eat, drink, sleep and think. Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:07:25 EDT Health Wellness New Advice for Vaccines to Stave Off Pneumonia People age 65 and older should get two separate vaccines to protect against pneumonia and other infections starting this fall, a change of decades-old advice, according to new health guidelines. 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