Ensuring the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products is one of the top challenges in healthcare today. With drug recalls continuing to make headlines, consumers and other stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem are demanding more oversight and regulators around the globe are responding to these pressures by increasing their scrutiny and compliance requirements fro...

We describe a visualization of statistical analysis of news data, specifically the headlines of the New York Times. We detail its implementation and its integration with our existing collaborative visualization framework. We then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the visualization and outline a number of further directions we wish to take this project. Author

Shortages of prescription generic drugs have recently made headlines in Canada and elsewhere. The causes and possible solutions for these shortages are still unclear. With the failure of "market forces," has the time come to establish a Crown corporation to ensure the supply of essential drugs?