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Scans at LA hospital spewed 8x normal radiation
On Oct. 8, the FDA issued an alert recommending hospitals review CT scan radiation levels after dangerous doses were detected…
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House holds hearing on brain injuries in NFL
The House of Representatives is holding a hearing on “Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries” that is being webcast…
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They gave us Part D, now protect it from reform
ProPublica’s Olga Pierce reports that at least 25 of the folks who helped push through pharma-friendly Medicare Part D six…
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AHCJ lodges protest over handling of embargo
The Association of Health Care Journalists has followed up on concerns about how an embargo was handled earlier this month…
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Under 1959 law, hospitals claim right to bill county for charity care
David Gulliver of Sarasota Health News found an almost-surreal local story that demonstrates just how desperate some recession-bitten hospitals have…
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How hysterectomies spurred Dartmouth Atlas’ birth
In the first of a three-part series on health care costs in America, NPR’s Alix Spiegel tells the story of…
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How will Health Policy affect Medicare?
The Associated Press’ Carla Johnson looks at how health care reform might affect those currently covered by Medicare, focusing on…
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Autism news raises question: When is an embargo not an embargo?
Are embargoes yet another quaint tradition that, like so many before it, has been pushed into obsolescence by the weight…
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Abandoned mercury mines taint water, fish
As The New York Times‘ Toxic Waters captures attention across the country, the Associated Press has released its own story…
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Flu plan includes withholding ventilators
Sheri Fink, M.D., of ProPublica, is reporting that state and federal officials are drawing up guidelines on who would get…