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CDC report includes state data on infections
The CDC has released a report detailing health-care-associated infections, specifically central line-associated bloodstream infections. This is the first such report…
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GAO evaluates youth concussion databases
In a recent report, the Goverment Accountability Office reviewed national efforts to track concussions in youth sports (highlights). The report…
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Covering high-risk insurance pools: Mike Shields
The federal government and states are scrambling to create temporary high-risk pools for the medically uninsurable by July 1. As…
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Covering high-risk insurance pools: Dave Hage
The federal government and states are scrambling to create temporary high-risk pools for the medically uninsurable by July 1. As…
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Center names 15 Vietnam Reporting Fellows
The Renaissance Journalism Center, at San Francisco State University, has selected a mix of “mainstream, ethnic and student journalists” for…
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How bad docs keep clean records
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Jeremy Kohler and Blythe Bernhard used the example of one litigious St. Louis psychiatrist to demonstrate…
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CDC used flawed data on lead in drinking water
The Washington Post‘s Carol Leonnig reports that an investigation by the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Investigations…
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Feds want to fight food deserts
The Detroit News‘ Nathan Hurst reports from D.C. on the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, proposed legislation that would commit between…
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Coverage of bacon, cell phones doesn’t add up
Zoe Williams, a columnist for the UK’s Guardian, weighs in on coverage of two recent studies, saying that the Daily…
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Panel: Media share blame for health-care costs
The American Society of News Editors and the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making brought experts and editors together to…
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