Monday, January 16, 2017

Someone's Gotta Sell Your Medical Info

The leading firm in the opaque trade of medical information is QuintilesIMS, a company founded in 1954 by an enigmatic, gay, and Jewish immigrant from Germany named Ludwig Wolfgang Frohlich.
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THEY KNOW WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
The Secret Life Of The Man Who Sells Your Medical Secrets
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The leading firm in the opaque trade of medical information is QuintilesIMS, a company founded in 1954 by an enigmatic, gay, and Jewish immigrant from Germany named Ludwig Wolfgang Frohlich.
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Make this Monday the start to a good week. Or at least, like, a not-horrible one.