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Committee works to improve access to experts, officials
If a public relations representative listens in on an interview, should the reporter let readers know? That question has recently…
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Healthcare.gov coming July 1
KHN’s Phil Galewitz previews the July 1 launch of a federal website he says “will give consumers a list of…
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Analysis of billing record data reveals hospital quality issues in Las Vegas
Using data from hospital billing records, Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas Sun have been able to…
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In major leagues, mental illness losing its stigma
Calling Major League Baseball a “longtime fortress against psychiatry” Sports Illustrated‘s Pablo S. Torre profiles the organization’s recent efforts to…
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Vaccine waivers contribute to outbreak
In the wake of California’s public health director’s declaration that whooping cough has reached epidemic status, California Watch’s Christina Jewett…
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Infection-reduction measures vs. the real world
The Wall Street Journal‘s Katherine Hobson writes about the recent JAMA study which she says demonstrates that publicly reported infection…
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Mass. data show how reform could affect access
How will the masses of newly insured post-reform patients impact already tight access to primary care? The Boston Globe‘s Liz…
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Foreign trial data used in 4/5 of approved drugs
FairWarning’s Lea Yu and The New York Times‘ Gardiner Harris drew our attention to a report from the HHS Office…
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America suffers from maternal mortality disparities
RaceWire’s Michelle Chen took the time recently to remind readers that, while we are celebrating the decline of infant and…
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N.C. county’s mental health services overwhelmed
The one million people who live in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County are served by a single 66-bed county mental health…
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