> The sad story of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center is drawing to a close. And now Dr. Bruce Chernof has to figure out where patients will go when the facility shuts down. Article [1]
> Looking across their southern border, Canadians are thinking hard about allowing private medical competition into their national healthcare system. Article [2]
> Partly because people are living longer--and surviving fatal illnesses like cancer longer--use of pain medication has nearly doubled between 1997 and 2005. Article [3]
> It's sobering to contemplate: about one-quarter of Americans either have diabetes or are at risk for getting it. Article [1]
And Finally... Now for something completely different: a hitman takes on his toughest case ever. Video [4]
Links:
[1] http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07231/810284-398.stm
[2] http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/diseases/articles/2007/08/20/what_us_can_teach_canada/
[3] http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/aging/articles/2007/08/20/ap_pain_medicine_use_has_nearly_doubled/
[4] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0CdnUKGmMA