ALSO NOTED: MA doc wrote fake prescriptions; J&J sues Guidant for $5.5B; and much more...

> A Massachusetts doctor is facing charges for writing fake prescriptions for painkillers. Report

> Brentwood, TN-based Community Health Systems has abandoned a deal to purchase Ohio-based system Forum Health. Report

> Johnson & Johnson is suing device maker Guidant for $5.5 billion. Report

> A favorite 19th century mental health diagnosis--hysteria--has all but disappeared in the last 50 years. But new research shows that the illness may have an actual scientific basis. Article

And Finally… In an Illinois area with a high Amish population, a new hospital will feature a buggy barn adjacent to the parking garage. Report

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