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Whooping cough: Not just a problem for kids
Maryn McKenna, AHCJ board member and self-proclaimed “most vaccinated person on the planet,” writes about her own bout with whooping…
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CDC: Obesity rises unabated, no state meets goals
According to Vital Signs, a new part of the CDC journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (more on that in…
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Text messages: health IT at its most basic
Amid the administration’s push for innovation in health information technology, the Associated Press’ Lauran Neergaard takes a broad look at…
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Report examines Health Policy implementation
A special report just released by The American Prospect looks at the implementation of health care reform. For the wide-angle…
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Doctors certified to use strokebuster don’t
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s John Fauber used data from the Joint Commission to discover that a clot-busting drug that could…
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For psyches, Gulf is Valdez on ‘fast forward’
CNN’s Jessica Ravitz reports that the damage to Gulf communities in the wake of the spill has played out like…
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CPI: Insurers prepare $20 mil lobbying effort
On the Center for Public Integrity’s PaperTrail blog, Peter Stone reports that five of biggest insurers in America are preparing…
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Reporter’s dumpster diving led to HIPAA deal
With a $1 million settlement, HHS and Rite Aid have closed the book on a HIPAA privacy case that began…
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FDA site tracks post-approval drug dangers
Thanks to new requirements, the FDA is now publishing updates on its safety evaluations of drugs that are already on…
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Frugal Minnesota splurges on lower backs
For physicians and patients, treating lower back pain is an exercise in restraint and patience. According to federal guidelines, such…