From the impact of Obamacare to cutting-edge research, biotech buyouts to Big Pharma court battles, The Motley Fool's health-care team sits down each week to discuss the most fascinating developments in health care, and their implications for long-term investors. In this week's edition, the team talks about Novartis' patent dispute, stocks that have both popped and plummeted, and companies our analysts will be watching in the coming days.

In the following segment, health-care analyst David Williamson chooses Alkermes as his stock to watch this week. Watch and find out why this extended-release-technology company could bring extended returns to investors.