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Public records
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1 in 5 South Florida supermarkets failed inspections
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that as the state has stepped up inspections of grocery outlets, officials have found…
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Access to list of disciplined health workers in limbo
NPR’s Joseph Shapiro looked into the status of the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, a database of nurses, nurse…
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Massive levels of uranium found in Indian children
Writing in The Observer, Gethin Chamberlain looks into a rash of deformities and disabilities that have appeared among youth in…
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Document shows how Lexapro became blockbuster
The New York Times‘ Gardiner Harris digs into just what a recently released document (89-page pdf) shows us about how…
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Key CMS database unresponsive, inadequate
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General released a memo (27-page PDF) detailing an investigation that…
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Drug maker sues Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mylan Inc., the world’s third-largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, has sued the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and reporters Len Boselovic and Patricia…
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Wyeth paid university for ghostwritten articles
John Fauber and Meg Kissinger of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that Wyeth paid the University of Wisconsin to sponsor…
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CDC refuses to hand over 4,000 pages to paper
In January, 2007, AHCJ member and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Alison Young asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for…
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FDA looks at letting some sunshine in
Ever wonder how the Food and Drug Administration decides to approve a drug or handle reports of side effects? You’re…
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For some hospitals, tax breaks outstrip charity care
A story by Boston Globe reporters Scott Allen and Marcella Bombardieri questions the provision of nonprofit status for hospitals and…