> The FDA isn't equipped to supervise the importation of prescription drugs from foreign countries, according to a new analysis. Article [1]
> A transplant team headed for Michigan crashed into a lake yesterday, killing everyone on board, destroying the organ and endangering the life of the waiting patient. Article [2]
> The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $105 million to measure the impact of public health programs across the planet. Report [3]
> Arguing that many health policies don't do enough, the American Cancer Society has released its own set of health coverage guidelines. Article [4]
> Will industry IT adoption become the first issue on which health system reformers will find a consensus? Article [5]
> A group of German scientists has provoked a storm of criticism following the publication of their work in which they reengineered bacterium to cause disease in a species that had previously been unaffected by it. Report [6]
> Maybe we can't store people in a computer, but we can do this at least. Report [7]
And Finally... Want a sneak peek at the most promising up-and-coming companies in the drug development world? Check out our sister publication FierceBiotech's annual Fierce 15 awards. List [8]
Links:
[1] http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hpolicy.cfm#45357
[2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060500295.html?hpid=sec-nation
[3] http://www.healthdecisions.org/News/default.aspx?doc_id=121274
[4] http://www.upi.com/Health_Business/Briefing/2007/06/05/cancer_advocates_call_for_better_insurance/6681/
[5] http://www.upi.com/Health_Business/Analysis/2007/06/05/analysis_health_it_a_bipartisan_issue/2020/
[6] http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/story/protein-research-raises-biosecurity-fears/2007-06-05
[7] http://www.healthdecisions.org/News/default.aspx?doc_id=121058
[8] http://www.fiercebiotech.com/fierce15/2007/