A small village in the Kenyan countryside boasts a special connection to U.S. President Barack Obama. Kogelo is the ancestral village of his father, and the birthplace of the Obama surname. Residents of this village closely follow the U.S. election, and some are turning to witchcraft Read more…

Michael Robinson: Medical science is fast approaching the point at which doctors will routinely transplant major organs grown from a patient’s own cells. Read more…

Mac Slavo: Even before President Obama’s much heralded Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act goes into full effect starting next year, the medical community is already struggling with too many patients and not enough doctors. The Association of American Medical Read more…

George S. Mack: Biotech stocks move on material news, which means clinical data, regulatory progress, new partnerships and big contracts with new customers. Analyst Ed Arce of MLV & Co. holds to these principles as he shares compelling biotech names in this exclusive interview Read more…

John Persinos: Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) develops and manufactures health care products for patients with chronic, acute illnesses. The company generates most of its revenue from intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatments, which are drugs made from blood plasma.  Read more…

Diane Alter: Over the past several weeks, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s momentum has spiked. Recent polls place him running neck-and-neck with or even edging ahead Read more…

There’s a children’s book called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It chronicles a kid’s day that starts off with him waking up with gum in his hair, and it gets worse from there. On Monday, many biotech investors had their own Read more…