A U.S. commerce official said on Friday that China did not have the ability or will to regulate its economy properly, allowing the export of a chemical that tainted a blood-thinning agent suspected of killing dozens. Reuters Health Information
The federal government is suing two cardiologists with regard to their alleged roles in a kickback scheme involving the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Heartwire
The manufacturer of Digitek digoxin tablets says that it may have accidentally released pills that are double the normal thickness, carrying twice the normal dose. Medscape Medical News
The FDA has issued a "not-approvable" letter to Merck with regard to its new combination, which is being developed as a treatment to raise HDL cholesterol while reducing the flushing associated with niacin alone. However, the product has just received an approval recommendation in Europe. Heartwire
An expert panel discusses three areas of cultural competence--bias, language barriers, and communication--in the context of clinician-patient vignettes. Medscape Internal Medicine
Clinician-patient vignettes demonstrate 3 areas of cultural challenges for healthcare providers: bias, language barriers, and communication problems. Medscape Internal Medicine
The rally in U.S. hospital stocks, prompted by a major earnings beat by Universal Health Services, may be overdone as unpaid medical bills and slowing patient admissions dog the sector. Reuters Health Information
The U.S. Medicare insurance program for the elderly on Monday proposed cutting reimbursement for hospice facility wages, which would hurt big chains Odyssey Healthcare and Chemed Corp. Reuters Health Information
