Dr. Frist makes change in a political prescription

WASHINGTON -- Last week, the medical establishment welcomed home a long-lost friend, Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader and a noted heart-transplant surgeon. The occasion was Frist's surprise endorsement of a bill that would approve federal funds for new lines of stem cells using frozen embryos discarded by fertility clinics. Frist's backing was especially noteworthy because it represented a very ... (Full article: 788 words)

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