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Archive for August 15th, 2008

Salaries for merging insurers

Friday, August 15th, 2008

This week Pennsylvania’s two largest health insurance companies disclosed more details about their proposed merger — how much executives will be paid if the companies combine. From WHYY’s health and science desk Kerry Grens reports.

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Previously:
Specter hears insurance debate
Insurance debate comes to Philly
Insurance merger debated
Insurance hearings begin


Genes affect alcoholism medication

Friday, August 15th, 2008

A medication used to treat alcoholism works in only a fraction of patients who take it. Several years ago, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found the reason why — a difference between patients’ genes. Now, Doctor David Oslin at Penn and his colleagues are looking to put that genetic information to [...]


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