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Salmonella outbreak may linger for 2 years
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s Craig Schneider reports that, because of the long shelf-life of peanut products and the difficulty and complexity…
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Today’s White House health summit to be webcast
USA Today reports that the White House Forum on Health Policy, scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET today, will…
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Resurgent bedbugs spread through Chicago
Almost eradicated by DDT in the ’50s, bedbugs – annoying, biting pests not shown to carry disease – seem to…
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‘Playing through’ concussions is damaging
HDNet’s Dan Rather reported on second-impact syndrome (see transcript here), the “concussion on top of a concussion” he said killed…
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NEJM weighs in on Obama’s budget plan
In a rather measured Perspective piece by correspondent John K. Iglehart, the New England Journal of Medicine expresses admiration for…
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‘100 Resources’ list may spark story ideas, sources
The Nursing Online Education Database has compiled a list of “100 Web Resources for Medical Professionals” that includes some interesting…
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AHCJ to Obama: Improve access to federal experts
The Association of Health Care Journalists has urged President Barack Obama to end inherited policies that require public affairs officers…
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Sebelius coverage focuses on experience, abortion
She tries to work with both Republicans and Democrats, but is inexperienced when its comes to working with Congress. And…
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AHCJ calls on new administration to improve access to federal experts
The Association of Health Care Journalists has urged President Barack Obama to end inherited policies that require public affairs officers…
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N.J. law would publicize detailed hospital error info
In an Associated Press story, Eli Segall looked at proposed legislation in New Jersey that would require hospitals to publish…
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