> President Bush launched the drive to publicize Medicare Part D in 2006 with a two-day mini campaign to promote awareness of the initiative. Story [1]
> Following the news about NitroMed's new drug Bidil, some doctors are worried about the prospect of "racialized" medicine. Story [2]
> How Doctors use Google. Story [3]
> The "Brain-Attack Coalition," a group of doctors specializing in stroke treatment, wants a national network of facilities equipped to respond to cases. Website [4]
> Shares in Sanofi-Aventis fell 5 percent after a US court invalidated the patent for its blood thinner Lovenox. Story [5]
> California considers giving the non-profit NCQA the job of overseeing the state's HMOs. Story [6]
> A new report asks if Ohio's non-profit hospitals are taking advantage of their tax-exempt status. Story [7]
> A tax spat over temp docs in California. Story [8]
> With nursing schools nearing capacity in the US, a new international school opens in the Caribbean. Story [9]
And Finally... A pair of physicians from Brazil think they have uncovered a secret anatomy lesson in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Story [10]
Links:
[1] http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-na-bush17jun17,1,7452954.story?coll=la-health-medicine
[2] http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0617racialpill17.html
[3] http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2005/06/how-doctors-use-google.html
[4] http://www.stroke-site.org/
[5] http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/06/16/afx2096910.html
[6] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hmo17jun17,1,7176696.story?coll=la-headlines-business
[7] http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050616/NEWS32/506160386/-1/NEWS
[8] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/06/16/BUGMDD97Q21.DTL
[9] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050617/ap_on_he_me/st_kitts_no_nurses;_ylt=AoniIkwSksk35ajBZlKwdylZ24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
[10] http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2005/06/17/doctors_see_a_code_in_michelangelos_work/