> The FDA is considering requiring DTC ads to have an FDA contact number so that patients can report adverse reactions. FiercePharma [1]
> Local and federal officials want to create a medical campus in the heart of New Orleans and create thousands of jobs, but critics are worried about the destruction of the historic district in the process. Article [2]
> Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Illinois has apologized in the Chicago Tribune for its 10-month long waits for routine mammograms, citing the national shortage of radiologists for the delays. Article [3]
> Federal employees are their doctors are protesting changes to Blue Cross/Blue Shield's coverage of surgeries by out-of-network surgeons which would greatly raise their out-of-pocket costs. Article [4]
And Finally... One would think that zookeepers would have figured this one out sooner. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/fda-considers-toll-free-numbers-dtc-ads/2008-11-26
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/us/26hospital.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1227701368-9LVTgFAhjDks7xqJ9NI9Gw
[3] http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/11/northwestern-ap.html
[4] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/25/AR2008112502576.html
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081126/ap_on_fe_st/as_japan_polar_bears;_ylt=AujwIBbpyLfTtK897H8HL_3tiBIF