> The Wall Street Journal interviews HealthSouth CEO Jay Grinney today on the challenges facing the company in the post-Scrushy era. Article [1]
> In a SEC filing, HealthSouth said it lost $485 million last year. Article [2]
> A report in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that the new bird flu vaccine being developed by Sanofi-Aventis was only effective high doses. The news means the global supply of the drug is far tighter than anticipated. Article [3]
> Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed into a law that will create a centralized database that will allow the state's residents to compare healthcare providers. Article [4]
> The Canadian Medical Association Journal named nine board members to replace those who quit in the uproar over the sacking of the publication's top editors. Article [5]
> An expert panel at the National Institutes of Health has found that C-sections pose no extra health risks over conventional deliveries. Article [6]
> The arrest of a doctor in India has focused international attention on the endemic practice of female infanticide in the country. Article [7]
And Finally... Prissy Benoit, a 56-year old heart failure patient scheduled to appear on ABC's medical reality show "Miracle Workers" on Monday night, died at the Texas Medical Center. The episode will air as planned, but with a "special advisory." Article [8]
Links:
[1] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114366876598611518.html?mod=health_home_stories
[2] http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2006/03/27/daily13.html
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/health/30vaccine.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
[4] http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/03/27/daily28.html
[5] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060329.wcmaj0329/BNStory/National/home
[6] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/29/AR2006032901619.html
[7] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/international/asia/30abort.html
[8] http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou060330_ac_miracleworkers.768b1480.html