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ProPublica: How will reform apply to individuals?
Photo by jayKayEss via Flickr. Olga Pierce, one of the keepers of ProPublica’s Eye on Health Care Reform page, is…
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Texas Tribune’s launch has health data, stories
As you may have noticed, the much-anticipated nonprofit news site Texas Tribune launched today. From the start, the venture is…
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Times crafts strong reminder of screening’s dangers
Sarah-Kate Templeton, in The Times of London, tells the story of one victim of medical screening and overtreatment, wrapping that…
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Prisons to get H1N1 vaccines before everyone else?
Poynter’s Al Tompkins, always quick to seize on an interesting emerging story, rounds up reports that inmates are getting H1N1…
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Tech journalists question future of embargoes
At last week’s “Embargo 2010: An Industry Conversation on Future Rules of Media Engagement,” tech journalists convened to discuss the…
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We have public options now. Are they any good?
ProPublica’s Sabrina Shankman reviews America’s existing “public options” for health care, finding mixed results and limited utility. In addition to…
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Parikh: Malpractice reform’s no cost-cutter
Rahul Parikh, M.D., writing on Salon.com, talks about his own tendencies toward defensive medicine and debunks the idea that malpractice…
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600-plus Ill. patients drugged without consent
After a review of 40,000+ inspection reports for Illinois nursing homes, the Chicago Tribune‘s Sam Roe reports that the paper…
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Is community research oversight flawed?
America’s 400-plus designated Community Research Sites receive much less attention than the massive academic research hospitals, but conduct the bulk…
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Lopez: Gynecologist gave me permit to buy weed
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez writes about his trip to a clinic specializing in herbal medicine (known for “writing…