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Health policy
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Reform opponents got millions from industry
Caitlin Ginley, of the Center for Public Integrity, used data from the National Institute on Money in State Politics to…
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PEJ: 2010 saw less coverage of health care
Every year, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism breaks down news coverage by topic and medium, then…
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International cooperative to share health data
Writing that “the importance of data sharing in advancing health is becoming increasingly widely recognised,” 17 major public health players…
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New health-related state laws for 2011
Many thanks to Melissa Preddy for pointing out, in a post on the Reynolds Center’s businessjournalism.org, the National Conference of…
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After 8 years, Quebec’s adverse event reporting law remains unenforceable
The Montreal Gazette‘s Charlie Fidelman has assembled a round-up of what has, and hasn’t, happened in the eight years since…
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Public Citizen: Pharma tops government defrauders
The nonprofit consumer group Public Citizen has conducted an analysis that indicates that the pharmaceutical industry has passed the defense…
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Court ruling opens door for reporting on new law
Melissa Preddy of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism followed up on Monday’s court ruling that part…
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Barlett & Steele uncover chaos, peril of global drug industry
In Vanity Fair, Donald Barlett and James Steele have devoted more than 6,000 words to chronicling the gaping holes in…
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CEO uses cookie to avoid speaking to reporters
This week’s equivalent of “Don’t touch my junk” just might be “I’m eating my cookie.” That was the response given…
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Anti-fraud guide may be useful to reporters
A just-issued 31-page guide for new physicians from HHS’ Office of the Inspector General teaches doctors how (and why) to…