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Open government directive bears fruit, databases
In December, 2009 Peter Orszag, director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, issued an Open Government Directive…
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Grassley questions hospitals for HIT investigation
Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz continue to stay on top of the stimulus/health information technology/Sen. Charles Grassley investigation story for…
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‘Kidney pirates,’ organized crime and health care
In a recent episode of HDNet’s Dan Rather reports, the journalist criss-crossed the globe alongside an academic/activist and others trying…
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Hep C emerges from dormancy to hit baby boomers
Newsweek‘s Sarah Kliff looked into hepatitis C, a virus which can be dormant for decades then emerge to cause liver…
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Bush Institute program set to launch for PBS
The Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute, a think tank founded by the former president, is working on a new public…
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Even pro wrestling has a wellness program
Wrestler Chris Jericho fights WWE colleague Eddie Fatu (aka “Umaga”). Fatu died at age 36 after a Dec. 4, 2009…
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Groups give Obama “A” for openness despite barriers between journalists, federal experts
A coalition of reform groups, including Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters and U.S. PIRG, recently issued…
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AP looks at drug resistance worldwide
The Associated Press has neatly wrapped up its wide-ranging look at drug resistance and the threat it poses to global…
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Employers, insurers, consumers agree on COBRA
The Miami Herald‘s John Dorschner looked into just how much of a hassle it is for laid-off employees to retain…
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Agency releases latest ‘Profile of Older Americans”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging has released the 2009 version of “A Profile of…