> Chicago police arrested a senior manager at investment house Bear Stearns and a former hospital board member in a kickback case. Story [1]
> The Washington Post looks at how media coverage overplayed last year's news of a study heralding the finding that aspirin may reduce breast cancer risk. Story [2]
> India has dominated the outsourcing market for years. These days it has a new rival; neighboring Pakistan is getting a piece of the action. Story [3]
> LifePoint hospitals said it is buying 350-bed Danville Regional Medical Center in Virginia. Release [4]
> Hospira announced the launch of a wireless version of its MedNet medication management system. Release [5]
> TheStreet.com's Melissa Davis wonders why HCA insiders sold heavily this February. The company announced good earnings results this April. Story [6]
> McKesson said it has signed a deal with North Carolina's WestCare to implement its Paragon hospital information system. Release [7]
And Finally... Naked Chef Jamie Oliver has been called in to upgrade food in Britain's hospitals. Story [8]
Links:
[1] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-050509hospitalboard,1,7803581.story?coll=chi-news-hed
[2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/09/AR2005050901065.html?referrer=email
[3] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/09/AR2005050901158.html?referrer=email
[4] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050509005174&newsLang=en
[5] http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050510/cgtu013.html?.v=7
[6] http://www.thestreet.com/_htmlbtb/stocks/melissadavid/10222076.html
[7] http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=86297
[8] http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050506/140/fi8nd.html