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Covering Obama’s stance on stem cell research
President Barack Obama is expected today to overturn the Bush-era policy that restricted federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.…
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Today’s White House health summit to be webcast
USA Today reports that the White House Forum on Health Policy, scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET today, will…
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NEJM weighs in on Obama’s budget plan
In a rather measured Perspective piece by correspondent John K. Iglehart, the New England Journal of Medicine expresses admiration for…
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AHCJ to Obama: Improve access to federal experts
The Association of Health Care Journalists has urged President Barack Obama to end inherited policies that require public affairs officers…
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Sebelius coverage focuses on experience, abortion
She tries to work with both Republicans and Democrats, but is inexperienced when its comes to working with Congress. And…
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State agency fines polluters but economy takes toll
Tony Bartelme of the Charleston Post and Courier obtained and analyzed records of 17 years of fines handed out to…
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Doctors face obstacles in transition to costly EMRs
In his American Journey blog, the Wall Street Journal‘s Andy Jordan considered the impact of stimulus funds on the health-care…
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Reports: Kansas governor Sebelius to lead HHS
The Associated Press is reporting that a White House source says Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is President Obama’s choice to…
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$150 billion of stimulus headed to health care
Dr. Robert Steinbrook broke down health care’s share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – also known as the…
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Attorneys: Rule stifles nursing home accountability
Cindy Skrzycki reports in The Washington Post on the effects of a Bush administration rule classifying nursing home-related state inspectors…