> Drug company representatives and government officials meet in Washington this week to discuss ways in which erectile dysfunction drugs may be contributing to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Story [1]
> A 27-year-old Jakarta woman died this morning, becoming the sixth victim of Indonesia's H5N1 outbreak. 400,000 doses of Tamiflu arrived in the country today. Story [2]
> The Los Angeles Times examines the trend toward sometimes extremely risky fetal surgery. Story [3]
> Emergency room visits in Boston dropped sharply during Red Sox playoff games. Story [4]
> HIT: Hospitals have found a powerful new ally in Wal-Mart, which is arguing that Katrina proved the need for electronic medical records. Story [5]
> Rhode Island's Roger Williams Medical Center finds itself on the heat seat over ties to a state senator accused of financial wrongdoing. Story [6]
> HIT: Epic founder Judith Faulkner talks up the advantages of her company's EMR system. Story [7]
> A majority of physicians support a moratorium on advertising for newly developed drugs, according to New Jersey-based research group HRA. Release [8]
And Finaly... No pizza jokes please. MinuteClinic is launching a trial service in Indianapolis offering basic healthcare services in, you guessed it, 15 minutes or less. Story [9]
Links:
[1] http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2005/09/26/sex_drugs_called_avenue_to_hiv/
[2] http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/26/worldupdates/2005-09-26T132735Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-217326-3&sec=Worldupdates
[3] http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-fetal26sep26,0,2403090.story?coll=la-home-health
[4] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050926/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_red_sox_er_visits;_ylt=ApxV8egvSblgtbT3SNOxj0BZ24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
[5] http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/09/23/WashingtonDCBureau/328740.html
[6] http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2005/09/25/hospital_seeks_to_distance_itself_from_senator_in_fraud_probe/
[7] http://www.madison.com/tct/business/index.php?ntid=54940
[8] http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050926/phm002.html?.v=25
[9] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050926/ap_on_he_me/fast_treatment;_ylt=AssOCU_ipeH5ynx0AuSauVxZ24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl