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How prescription drugs dethroned heroin in Seattle
Heather Bosch, of Seattle radio station KIRO, dedicated a five-part series to explaining why “Prescription drugs – used incorrectly –…
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Outpatient inspections show serious lapses
AP medical reporter and AHCJ board member Carla K. Johnson used FOIA requests to uncover a wealth of infection-control violations…
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Using public records to track elder abuse
The Lexington Herald-Leader‘s new series, Voiceless & Vulnerable, looks at nursing home abuse in the state. In the investigation (how…
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Cannabis carpetbaggers crisscross California
The Redding Record Searchlight‘s Ryan Sabalow paints a classic tale of the principled old guard taking a stand against exploitative,…
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CDC says monitoring system finds no ill from spill
The CDC has two major monitoring programs active in the Gulf of Mexico during the spill: The National Poison Data…
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Raw, warm vegetables breed illness in salsa, guac
New research implicates guacamole or salsa in 3.9 percent of restaurant-related outbreaks of foodborne illness between 1998 and 2008, more…
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Why insurers care about the medical-loss ratio
The Wall Street Journal‘s Avery Johnson explains the significance of the “medical-loss ratio,” a single metric within the reform bill…
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Corporations push domestic medical tourism
AHCJ Board Member and Kaiser Health News reporter Julie Appleby explores the emerging phenomenon of domestic medical tourism, a catchy…
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Ohio, other states cut HIV/AIDS drug subsidies
The Plain Dealer‘s Diane Suchetka says that rising medication costs and demand driven by the swelling ranks of the jobless…
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Higher health care costs, lack of safety innovations traced to group purchasing organizations
The Washington Monthly‘s Mariah Blake writes about the ins and outs of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and their effect on…