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Europe
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OECD health policy: Seeking evidence for market reforms
Health ministers from 33 of the world’s richest countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), will meet in Paris on Oct.…
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England’s National Health Service: Liberation or devastation?
The British ConDem coalition government has unveiled plans for sweeping and controversial changes to the National Health Service in England[1],…
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UK hospitals fail to comply with safety alerts
Following medical errors and patient safety issues, the United Kingdom’s National Patient Safety Agency issues national safety alerts so that…
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How the NHS muzzles U.K. whistle-blowers
Victoria Macdonald of Britain’s Channel 4 News, with the help of the nonprofit Bureau of Investigative Journalism, used FOIA requests…
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AIDS conference coverage online
Once again, the Kaiser Family Foundation is offering extensive coverage of the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria. Get…
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British article unleashes debate on science coverage
Highlighting good science journalism would contribute to improving coverage, according to Ed Yong, writing for Discover Magazine’s Not Exactly Rocket…
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UK reporter gains ground in chiropractor libel suit
UK journalist Simon Singh has gained ground in his ongoing defense against a libel suit leveled by British chiropractors, with…
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Parikh examines media’s role in vaccine-autism link
In his latest dispatch, Salon.com contributor and pediatrician Rahul Parikih describes the media as the willing enablers of the decade…
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GE uses UK libel law to silence Danish researcher
Following in the footsteps of several other device manufacturers and medical interests, GE Healthcare is using UK libel laws, which…
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Duo writes about how health statistics can mislead
Writing in mathematics-focused Plus Magazine, Mike Pearson (bio) and David Spiegelhalter (bio|wikipedia) examine not only the variety of methods used…