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Drug maker sues Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mylan Inc., the world’s third-largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, has sued the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and reporters Len Boselovic and Patricia…
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Wyeth paid university for ghostwritten articles
John Fauber and Meg Kissinger of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that Wyeth paid the University of Wisconsin to sponsor…
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Organ network looks to address regional disparities
American Medical News‘ Kevin O’Reilly writes that, spurred on by attention paid to Apple boss Steve Jobs’ trip to Tennessee…
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Tompkins: Juvenile jails taking on mentally ill youth
Al Tompkins, the reliable story-spotter at the Poynter Institute, jumped at the potential to localize a New York Times story…
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Doctor’s offices consumed by insurance hassles
Tamara Keith of the public radio program “Marketplace” went into a doctor’s office to find out where the money’s being…
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University’s ties to testosterone therapy questioned
When it comes to sketchy medicine, female hormone therapies have company. According to reporter John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal…
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Parikh defends Emanuel of ‘death panel’ fame
Pediatrician and blogger Rahul Parikh published an defense of Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an Obama adviser and the right wing’s latest…
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Pew: Health care coverage still tops news
The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism has found that health care coverage filled more available news space…
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Does stimulus-funded research stimulate?
Reporter Michelle Breidenbach of the Syracuse, N.Y., Post-Standard considers local academic research being funded by stimulus money and wonders just…
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Canada takes Monsanto, Dow’s word on safety
Martin Mittelstaedt of the Toronto Globe and Mail looks into the Canadian government’s approval of “one of the most complicated…