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Studies
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Survey: Nation lacking in epidemiologists
Nearly 1,500 more epidemiologists are needed nationwide to sufficiently carry out public health duties, according to a survey of state…
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GAO: Flu-fighting plan needs better measures
The United States Government Accountability Office today released the catchily titled “Monitoring and Assessing the Status of the National Pandemic…
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More than 22,000 inmates are HIV-positive
Poynter’s Al Tompkins spotted a new U.S. Department of Justice report (PDF) on HIV in American prisons. Among other things,…
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FDA’s database of food production sites is lacking
A new HHS inspector general’s report sheds light on problems in the FDA’s Food Facility Registy (PDF), finding that almost…
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Blog tracks Canadian health policy reports
Canadian journalist Carl Meyer has turned reportscanada.ca into a one-stop clearinghouse of policy reports from the Canadian government and non-governmental…
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Duo writes about how health statistics can mislead
Writing in mathematics-focused Plus Magazine, Mike Pearson (bio) and David Spiegelhalter (bio|wikipedia) examine not only the variety of methods used…
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Report: Prescription drug prices doubled in 10 years
Prescription drug prices doubled from 1996 to 2006, according to new inflation-adjusted numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and…
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How the pharma research ‘sausage’ is made
Reporting on Health’s William Heisel has posted the latest installment in his series highlighting the spiciest entries in the Drug…
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Nursing blog marks anniversary of landmark report
In a two-week series of posts, the INQRI blog – the blog of the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative – is…
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Journal launches site for journalists covering studies
In an editorial in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, “Promoting Healthy Skepticism in the News: Helping Journalists Get…