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FDA launches transparency site with help of tongue depressor
In the first step of a planned three-part transparency initiative, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rolled out FDA…
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Bush Institute program set to launch for PBS
The Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute, a think tank founded by the former president, is working on a new public…
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Even pro wrestling has a wellness program
Wrestler Chris Jericho fights WWE colleague Eddie Fatu (aka “Umaga”). Fatu died at age 36 after a Dec. 4, 2009…
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Third-party PubMed video tutorials in plain English
PubMed‘s fantastic, but it can also be mighty frustrating. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine, it’s the interface through…
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GAO looks at ‘extraordinary’ drug price hikes
In a new report (pdf), the Government Accountability Office looks into what caused hundreds of extraordinary increases in prescription drug…
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Groups give Obama “A” for openness despite barriers between journalists, federal experts
A coalition of reform groups, including Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters and U.S. PIRG, recently issued…
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AP looks at drug resistance worldwide
The Associated Press has neatly wrapped up its wide-ranging look at drug resistance and the threat it poses to global…
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California Watch serves up data, health stories
The new Center for Investigative Reporting-backed California Watch site is an ambitious and, by virtue of its commitment to providing…
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Employers, insurers, consumers agree on COBRA
The Miami Herald‘s John Dorschner looked into just how much of a hassle it is for laid-off employees to retain…
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Reports on cold-weather morbidity, mortality
Always one to stay on top of the latest news trends, Poynter’s Al Tompkins takes on the extremely cold weather…