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NYT’s Schwarz discusses football concussion beat
For the Columbia Journalism Review, Brent Cunningham talked to The New York Times‘ Alan Schwarz about his work as the…
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Federal EMR budget slashed, switchover delayed?
Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz have put together the latest installment in the Huffington Post Investigative Fund’s ongoing look at…
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Lack of vaccinations may hurt ‘herd immunity’
USA Today‘s Liz Szabo writes about experts’ fears that unvaccinated children will lead to outbreaks of some infectious diseases. Experts…
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Posting ER wait times online: Gimmick or service?
Writing for HealthLeaders Media, Cheryl Clark looked at the growing number of hospitals that are posting their emergency room wait…
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Series shows how preemies affect families, society
The Providence Journal has published the final installment of The Price of Miracles (table of contents), a broad print and…
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GAO looks into why nursing home evals are flawed
The Government Accountability Office has followed up its May 2008 report that found a high level of inconsistency in nursing…
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FDA approval causes drug price to skyrocket
In a collaboration between The Philadelphia Inquirer and Kaiser Health News, Harris Meyer looks at the case of colchicine, a…
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Foe of degree mills sets sights on medical school
David Wolman, writing in Wired, chronicles the efforts of an Illinois physics professor, George Gollin (bio), to topple a $7…
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Airport dining proves to be a food safety challenge
USA Today‘s Alison Young reviewed inspection reports for hundreds of restaurants at 10 airports and found a large number of…
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Medical tourism expected to continue growth
The San Francisco Chronicle‘s Carolyn Lochhead writes that the draw of medical tourism lies with both transparency and affordability and…