ALSO NOTED: TennCare reopens coverage program; CDC hands out biosurveillance grants; and much more...

> Tennessee is reopening a TennCare program that gives healthcare coverage to indigent state residents with high medical bills. Report

> $11.5 million from the CDC is being granted to three organizations to enhance CDC's BioSense biosurveillance program and improve disease detection. Report

> With the help of technology originally developed for military pilot training, surgeons are using 3D imaging technology to perform less invasive and more accurate surgery. Report

> Given how often the Department of Veterans Affairs plays the role of healthcare IT vanguard, it should come as no surprise that the department will be among the first to combine electronic health records (EHRs) with genetic data. Report

And Finally… It appears that poor infection control measures were to blame for the 2003 SARS outbreak that killed 44 people in Toronto. Article

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