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Researchers surprised by concussion study
Writing for Sports Illustrated, David Epstein tells the story of a small-scale Indiana football concussion study in which in which…
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Formula 1 pit crews inspire physicians
In American Medical News, Kevin O’Reilly examines a study of the lessons physicians have learned from the high-speed ballet of…
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Conflicts abound for private food inspectors
The Washington Post‘s Lena H. Sun has gathered, in one story, a laundry list of all the shortcomings, loopholes and…
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WSJ explains why Medicare data is hidden
In The Wall Street Journal, reporters Mark Schoofs and Maurice Tamman have pulled off an impressive feat, weaving a tale…
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Drugs send more of the 45-plus crowd to hospitals
At a time when overall prescription drug use is climbing across the board, the AHRQ reports that the number of…
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A world of vaccine requirements in one database
The country that requires its citizens to be vaccinated with the highest number of distinct antigens (Italy, 26) just happens…
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CPI to absorb Huffington Post Fund, health focus to continue
The New York Times‘ Tanzina Vega reports that two major news nonprofits, both regulars on this blog, are joining forces…
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“Never events” still happen sometimes
Photo by Garrett P. via Flickr MedPage Today’s Crystal Phend drew two key lessons from a recent paper on the…
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Patients “blood doping” to get into trials
Like professional sports, cancer trials can be competitive, for both patients and researchers. And, also like professional sports, the competitors…
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Why California hospitals can charge so much
California hospitals, especially those in the Bay Area, seem to be able to set prices with impunity, a fact we…