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Justin Heiser assumes role of president, CEO of Thrifty White Pharmacy

Drug Store News

Since joining the 100-store employee-owned pharmacy chain in 2007, Heiser has held several roles with the company with a focus on strategy, technology, business development and strategic partnerships.

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Opinion: Independent doctors like me are becoming an endangered species

STAT

My four-doctor gastroenterology practice came under severe stress in 2007 due to catastrophic fee schedule cuts from our two largest payers. Today, nearly  three in four physicians  are employees of larger health care entities or other corporations — a record high. Read the rest…

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J&J, GSK and other companies knowingly marketed ineffective decongestants, lawsuits claim

Fierce Pharma

Questions first circulated about decongestant pills containing phenylephrine in 2007. Several companies, including Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Procter & Gamble and Walgreens, face class-action lawsuits that claim the drugmakers knew that over-the-counter cold and flu pills containing phenylephrine did not work as advertised.

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STAT+: A ‘renaissance in neuroscience’ could deliver a fresh crop of psychiatric medicines

STAT

“The mindset of Big Pharma in those days was one pill for millions and millions of people,” said John LaMattina, who led Pfizer’s research division from 1999 to 2007. “Everyone was looking for the next Lipitor, and when that fizzled out, there was an exodus out of psychotherapeutic areas.”

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Study Shows Progress in Breast Cancer Survivorship Over 15 Years

Pharmacy Times

times more breast cancer survivors since the last estimate was conducted in 2007. Study shows there are 2.5

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Virtual care startup Charlie Health expands to 25 states to tackle escalating youth mental health crisis

Fierce Healthcare

In 2019, 13% of adolescents reported having a major depressive episode, up 60% from 2007, according to federal data. is facing a growing youth mental health crisis.

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COVID-19 and Recession: How Big will be the Impact?

Roots Analysis

The longest-lasting recession in recent years has been the great recession of 2007, which lasted for over 18 months. To say that the current recession is showing the signs of the 2007 recession would be an understatement. We are already in the recession phase. The figure below shows the relationship.

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