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Doctors, hospitals sue patients who post negative comments, reviews on social media | USA Today
While hospitals can't sue Yelp and other sites where patients post negative reviews, they can sue the patients themselves.
IBM Watson Health and the VA extends partnership in cancer research | Techcrunch
The tech giant and the VA will continue working together to use IBM Watson for tumor analysis. The two organizations have been partners since 2016.
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VA whistleblowers 10 times more likely than peers to receive disciplinary action | WBUR
The year after filing formal complaints, two thirds of VA employees who did so were no longer working for the agency.
Pharmaceuticals
Drug firms blame opioid crisis on illicit websites, dealers | Bloomberg
Seeking to absolve themselves of responsibility, Endo International and Mallinckrodt sued some convicted drug dealers and websites for illegally selling opioids.
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Gottlieb: FDA to crack down on labeling nondairy products as 'milk' | Politico
"An almond doesn't lactate, I will confess," Gottlieb said, citing the FDA's requirement that "milk" refer only to products that come from lactating animals.
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