Friday ยง May 15, 2009
Friday Newswire: Obama Names New CDC Chief & More
- NY principal with swine flu very ill.
- Obama names new CDC chief.
In a statement, Obama called [Thomas] Frieden “an expert in preparedness and response to health emergencies” who in seven years as New York City’s health commissioner has “been at the forefront of the fight against heart disease, cancer and obesity, infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and AIDS, and in the establishment of electronic health records.”
- CA: A Kaiser hospital is fined a cool quarter mil for a breach of patient confidentiality in “octomom” case.
- Researchers: Common heart abnormality shows increased risk of dementia.
- Pharma company offers free prescription meds for the unemployed.
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