> There was an interesting showdown at the Department of Health and Human Services as Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) marched in the front door and demanded access to hospital-acquired infection data. Article [1]
> Lawyers for the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine asked a judge to expedite review of two lawsuits that have blocked efforts to pursue stem cell research in the state. Article [2]
>The Guardian reports that it was able to order materials by mail that could allow for the assembly of the smallpox virus. Article [3]
> Chutes & Ladders: First Consulting Group has named Larry Ferguson CEO. Ferguson comes to the consultancy from First Data Health Systems. Article [4]
> Memorial Sloan Kettering opens a new $70 million surgical center equipped with all the latest bells, whistles and scanners. Article [5]
> Healthcare Realty Trust will pay $65 million to acquire an Indianapolis orthopedic hospital. Article [6]
And Finally... Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in the employee parking lot at City of Hope National Medical Center that claimed two lives. Article [7]
Links:
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/14/AR2006061402091.html
[2] http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14824919.htm
[3] http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,1797057,00.html?gusrc=rss
[4] http://losangeles.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2006/06/12/daily29.html
[5] http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/06/15/1683636.htm
[6] http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2006/06/12/daily24.html
[7] http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3934334