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Dec 4, 2012
Dec 1, 2012
Castlebeck set to be taken over
Private equity-backed Partnerships in Care among potential buyers
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Nov 30, 2012
Letter from Lex – perfect pairs
A week when the news arrives in twos, except for the banks
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Nov 29, 2012
Warnings on PFI scheme went unheeded
Hospital overspent by fifth of its income
Nov 28, 2012
S&N buys US wound care group for $780m
Hip and joint maker expands into growing bioactives market
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LEX
Nov 28, 2012
Smith & Nephew – non-invasive
UK medical devices group’s acquisition addresses key weakness
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WORLD
Nov 8, 2012
Health chiefs faulted on hospital takeover
Failure to assess whether Hinchingbrooke savings attainable
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Nov 6, 2012
Care UK buys out NHS helpline provider
Harmoni sold for $48m as healthcare deals increase
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Oct 30, 2012
Bayer – vitamin A to Z
US deal adds diversity and growth, but chemicals division look lonely
Oct 26, 2012
Privatised UK hospital in the red
Circle Health requests £4m cash advance as losses double
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Oct 22, 2012
M&A on the rise in healthcare industry
Most deals in domiciliary care sector, dominated by private equity
Oct 17, 2012
Care UK in deal on Suffolk elderly homes
Private group agrees £60m contract to manage council care service
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2012
Clarke gets role as trade ‘rocket booster’
Former justice secretary will seek to sell NHS expertise to China
Oct 9, 2012
Mitie predicts rise in health outsourcing
Company buys community care provider for £111m
Oct 8, 2012
UnitedHealth to take 90% stake in Brazil’s Amil
US insurer seeks to increase presence in emerging markets
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Oct 8, 2012
Stem-cell duo wins Nobel medicine prize
Discoveries pave way for treatments of genetic and other disorders
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TECHNOLOGY
Oct 3, 2012
Genome test offers hope to sick newborns
Faster diagnosis could increase chances of survival
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MEDIA
Oct 1, 2012
Washington Post buys hospice operator
Further diversification for newspaper owner
Sep 30, 2012
Warning over US health insurance exchange
Watchdogs voice concerns at new ‘defined contribution’ plan
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WORLD
Sep 28, 2012
New fund aids cancer research
Leading City investors are seeking to raise £500m
Sep 28, 2012
Medtronic bolsters foothold in China
Medical device maker pays $816m for KangHui Medical
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WORLD
Sep 28, 2012
Takeovers of failing hospitals urged
Call to hand centres to private sector or ‘elite NHS leaders’
Sep 27, 2012
EU to step up scrutiny on medical devices
Plan follows discovery of faulty breast implants and other scares
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WORLD
Sep 24, 2012
Health staff tested after Sars case in UK
Qatari flew into country for private treatment
Sep 24, 2012
Mediq agrees €775m private equity takeover
Deal with Advent International will help expansion
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Sep 23, 2012
The job: facial exercise practitioner
A muscle workout is more appealing than a scalpel
Sep 19, 2012
US healthcare groups braced for budget cuts
Drug research could be hit by funding reductions
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Sep 18, 2012
Johnson & Johnson to open life science centres
Move comes as US healthcare group decentralises to boost productivity
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WORLD
Sep 16, 2012
NHS to increase links to private sector
Health service likely to put about £20bn of contracts out to tender
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Sep 14, 2012
Warm glow and a cruel blow
Kevin Goldstein-Jackson wishes he’d sold Avocet when he had the chance
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Sep 13, 2012
Sinclair moves into Latin American market
Pharmaceuticals group in deal to sell in Mexico
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COMMENT
Sep 12, 2012
Healthcare: Cyber wards
Silicon Valley is hoping technology can reform the labyrinthine US medical system
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WORLD
Sep 11, 2012
Rise in US health insurance costs slows
Report bolsters case for health reform law
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COMMENT
Sep 6, 2012
Health: The brain drain
Failed trials of promising Alzheimer’s drugs highlight the daunting costs of the disease
Sep 5, 2012
AMS sees 72% rise in pre-tax profits
German acquisition helps UK med-tech group beat analysts’ forecasts
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Baxter / Gambro – no adrenalin rush
The deal is a reflection of the new normal that large corporations and even equity investors face