Under Pressure, Carlyle Issues Patient Promise
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The Carlyle Group, under siege for weeks by a labor union critical of its $6.3 billion purchase of Manor Care nursing homes, has taken the rare step of putting in writing its promise to provide adequate staffing and resources to the chain.
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A terminal leukemia patient must  have daily blood transfusions or die. A family begs doctors to  do everything possible to keep their elderly mother alive.  Parents cannot accept their newborn baby will not survive.
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Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.
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NEW YORK - A well-wisher from Chicago hoped he would have a speedy recovery. An admirer who had just read his autobiography felt it was like having a friend in the hospital...
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Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
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Patients are to be asked their views on NHS treatment in Scotland in a bid to improve services.
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When the doctorÂs office said to wait, a parentÂs instincts were to go directly to the hospital.
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Provenge supporters weigh in on an FDA decision.
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Daniel L. Vasella, chief executive of Novartis, discusses the challenges facing the health care system.
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Sometimes it's tough for patients to tell the whole story.
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The company may be hinting at going public.
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Northern Rock waits to see if a government pledge to protect accounts will reassure its customers.
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Political jockeying over health care intensified yesterday as Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty stepped up the pressure on the federal government to assume responsibility for a national pharmacare program.
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--Goldman Sachs (GS) and private equity company Carlyle Group are considering a GBP1.6 billion-plus counter offer to halt the sale of Northern Ireland pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott (WCRX, WCRX.
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It&#39;s not often that the head of a drug company says something that leads newscasts all over the country, but a recent announcement affected millions of consumers and doctors.
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Gone are the days when coyness ruled the marketing of the drug that helps the condition that men find hard to talk about. In a Madison Avenue dream situation, Viagra is facing some stiff competition in a three-way battle for ...
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Patients taking a common drug to prevent blood clots to reduce heart attack and stroke risk now rely on a doctor's determination that they will not suffer excessive bleeding.