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Rules for journalists reporting on genetics
It appears that University of Minnesota biologist and blogger PZ Myers has finally seen a few too many “x gene…
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Health stories top Investigative Business Journalism awards
Health-related investigations (including one by an AHCJ member) snagged both top spots in the Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative…
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California law re-seals some child abuse autopsies
On the California Watch blog, Ryan Gabrielson reports that the state has partially reversed a SB 39, the 2008 ruling…
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Mass. reform, cost-cutting crush safety net hospital
Boston Medical Center has been pushed to the financial brink by a mix of politics, economics and expanded health coverage.…
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Non-disclosure agreements and embargoes converge
Some people unwind by watching birds. Or bays. Ivan Oransky, M.D., executive editor of Reuters Health and AHCJ’s treasurer, is…
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Washington’s “adult homes” have less regulation, more neglect
After analyzing 4,703 death certificates of folks who died at adult homes during a five-year span, The Seattle Times‘ Michael…
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HHS publishes insurance prices, Consumer Reports explains reform
The first big wave of health care reform implementation has brought with it a mini-boom in consumer-oriented explainer sites and…
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X-ray regulation, inspections a patchwork
The Investigative Reporting Workshop’s Caroline Stetler explains what she calls “the patchwork regulation of technicians who perform imaging exams,” and…
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Why Detroit’s emergency services are lagging
The Detroit News‘ Charlie LeDuff tried to figure out his city’s abysmal ambulance response times, and had a tough time…
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Did PLoS suffer from COI in ghostwriting article?
Remember that examination of Wyeth (now Pfizer)’s ghostwriting practices that ran in PLoS Medicine a few weeks back? Well, Pharmalot’s…