Health Management Associates on Tuesday said it sold a minority stake in seven of its hospitals to a privately held group, pushing its shares up 8 percent. Reuters Health Information
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc and partner Wyeth said their drug Relistor (methylnaltrexone) received marketing clearance from Canadian authorities. Reuters Health Information
The U.S. Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services said on Thursday that it has finalized coverage guidelines for patients undergoing kidney dialysis that do not include changes in anemia treatment. Reuters Health Information
Watson Pharmaceuticals has recalled one lot, or about 28,000 units, of its fentanyl pain patch after ingredient levels were found to have deviated from specifications, a company spokeswoman said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
At least three brothers in Pakistan were infected with the bird flu virus last year, and some human-to-human spread likely occurred, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
An electrophysiologist ventured online to raise money with funny medical T-shirts and soon discovered a new frontier in medicine. Medscape Med Students
As many as 62 deaths over the past 15 months have been linked to tainted heparin on the basis of allergic/hypotensive symptoms, although heparin may not have actually caused the deaths. Heartwire
