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Harvard med students challenge conflicts of interest
In The New York Times, Duff Wilson reports on the efforts of more than 200 Harvard Medical School students and…
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Doctors rebel against online patient reviews
Associated Press Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner reports that almost 2,000 doctors have signed up for a service providing waivers barring…
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Salmonella outbreak may linger for 2 years
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s Craig Schneider reports that, because of the long shelf-life of peanut products and the difficulty and complexity…
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Resurgent bedbugs spread through Chicago
Almost eradicated by DDT in the ’50s, bedbugs – annoying, biting pests not shown to carry disease – seem to…
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‘Playing through’ concussions is damaging
HDNet’s Dan Rather reported on second-impact syndrome (see transcript here), the “concussion on top of a concussion” he said killed…
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N.J. law would publicize detailed hospital error info
In an Associated Press story, Eli Segall looked at proposed legislation in New Jersey that would require hospitals to publish…
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State agency fines polluters but economy takes toll
Tony Bartelme of the Charleston Post and Courier obtained and analyzed records of 17 years of fines handed out to…
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Doctors face obstacles in transition to costly EMRs
In his American Journey blog, the Wall Street Journal‘s Andy Jordan considered the impact of stimulus funds on the health-care…
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Study advocates evidence-based medical guidelines
In USA Today, Steve Sternberg covers a study which found that guidelines used to treat cardiac patients are often not…
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Covering Health Policy and Obama’s proposed budget
President Obama has presented his budget outline to Congress, including a proposal for $634 billion for U.S. health care, including…