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Group tackles shady practices of Calif. insurers
In California Lawyer, Jeanette Borzo tells the story of how Los Angeles city attorneys and a private law firm teamed…
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Newspaper: Landmark autism study used fixed data
An investigation by the Times of London finds that “The doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the…
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Report exposes failures of Army mental health care
This week on Salon.com, Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna are posting the results of their investigation into climbing “preventable…
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Iowa senator calls for FDA transparency
In a Philadelphia Inquirer profile, reporter Miriam Hill says crusading Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has turned his sights on the…
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Review finds no link between vaccines, autism
A review of 20 studies has concluded that there is no link between vaccines and autism. The review, “Vaccines and…
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s coverage wins award
Citing high ratings for accuracy and credibility, the Boston-based Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making has given the Milwaukee Journal…
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Databases, search engine help with research
The Resource Shelf Web site has posted a list of some health and safety databases, plus a search tool that…
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In Calif. lab, researchers put innovations to the test
Sandy Kleffman of the Contra Costa Times visited Kaiser Permanente’s Sidney R. Garfield Center for Health Care Innovation, where researchers…
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Newer technology not always more effective
Joe Rojas-Burke reported in The Oregonian on what he called “a widespread problem in the health care system: the tendency…
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Low-grade Chinese drywall may pose health risk
Aaron Kessler of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune looked into reports of low-grade Chinese drywall emitting foul-smelling gasses containing sulfur compounds that…
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