ALSO NOTED: Kinetic Concepts reports 31% increase in profit; Hologic in deal for R2 Technology; and much more...

> Massachusetts lawmakers overrode Gov. Mitt Romney's veto of several provisions of the state's new health law. Article

> CalPers became the latest voice to apply pressure on United Health Group on the timing of its option-grants for executives. Article (WSJ sub. req.)

> HIG Capital and Larkin community Hospital are among the bidders competing to take over bankrupt Pan American Hospital in Miami. Article

> Technology developed by a Purdue professor that holds promise for patients with spinal injuries is being marketed by device maker Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems. The company is courting investors. Article

> San Antonio-based Kinetic Concepts, the maker of the increasingly popular V.A.C. wound-healing device, reported a 31 percent increase in first quarter earnings. Article

> Hologic said it will pay $220 million in stock to acquire computer assisted detection (CAD) player R2 Technology. Article.

> Texas Children's Hospital has signed a deal with the Windsor United Methodist Church, which will see the provider establish a pediatric clinic at the church's 183,000 square foot Family Life Center. Article

> MercuryMD says it has signed a deal to provide its mobile patient information system to the 250-bed West Georgia Healthy System. Article

And Finally... An Oregon man made medical history this week after reporting to an emergency room complaining of a headache. Doctors found 8 nails embedded in his skull. Article

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