ALSO NOTED: UPMC hails transparency effort; Schumer calls for investigation of tissue transplants; and much more...

> In the latest round of the PR war between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and critics, officials note that the academic medical center is on a pace to become the first to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley provisions. Critics beg to differ. Article

> New York senator Charles Schumer wants an investigation into the tissue transplant industry, after evidence that tissue stolen from New York funeral homes was used in North Carolina hospitals. Article

> A Norwegian cancer researcher becomes the latest to fall into scandal as officials at his hospital admit he fabricated evidence in a study on oral cancers published in a major medical journal. Article

> The catastrophic stroke suffered by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has renewed the debate over the safety of clotbusters like the controversial tissue plasminogen activator. Article

> Infectious-disease specialists disagree about the likelihood that the strain of the H5N1 virus on the lose in Turkey will mutate into a form capable of human-to-human transmission. Article

> GE Healthcare and Photocure are announcing a licensing partnership for a product known as Hexvix, a molecular imaging agent which allows oncologists to target cancers more accurately and to diagnose cancers earlier. Release

> Officials at a Pittsburgh area hospital say Tug, their new delivery robot, will save them $250,000 over the course of the next five years. The little guy is also a great conversation starter in elevators. Article

> GE is touting its latest "all digital" cardiac care facility in Tampa. Article

> bcc: Consulting has released two free reports for the healthcare industry: the 2006 edition Mobile Resource Guide and EMR guide for small- and mid-sized practices. Release

> A4 Health Systems said it has won a contract from the New York City Health and Hospitals corporation to install its Healthmatics emergency department information system at one of its hospitals. Release

> And Finally... WHOOOOOSH!!! In Michigan a local health system is using an  delivery tube system to get samples from its main campus to its lab in under a minute. Off-label use is not recommended. Article

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