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Lopez columns on ailing dad spark discussions about end-of-life decisions
From his friendship with a cellist to his adventures with medical marijuana, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez often draws…
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Learning from Calif.’s mental health parity law
On the Los Angeles Times Booster Shots blog, Shari Roan writes about a recent scholarly review of California’s mental health…
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Temp agencies a haven for problem nurses
Calling it a “free-wheeling, $4-billion industry” fueled by the nation’s chronic nursing shortage, ProPublica reporters Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein…
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Calif. adopts strict rehab rules for medical workers
ProPublica reporters Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein have filed a report (Los Angeles Times version, ProPublica version) on the fallout…
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Calif. nurse rehab program full of holes
ProPublica’s Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein follow up their investigation of California’s nursing oversight with a story about the failures…
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Schwarzenegger replaces nursing board members following ProPublica, LA Times investigation
Late Monday, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger replaced nearly everyone on the state’s Board of Registered Nursing, “citing the unacceptable length…
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Fawcett speaks out on cancer, media and privacy
ProPublica senior reporter Charles Ornstein, who is vice president of AHCJ’s board of directors, interviewed Farrah Fawcett about her fight…
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LA Times looks at H1N1’s roots, early days
Los Angeles Times reporter Tracy Wilkinson dug deeper into the story of the discovery of H1N1 in the Oaxaca hospital…
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Loophole in industry proposal for universal coverage
Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus points out that while, in a letter to influential senators, insurance industry executives promise,…