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How the system rewards end-of-life intervention
Caitlan Carroll of American Public Media’s Marketplace tries to explain why, even though “80 percent of patients say they don’t…
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151 hospitals use Tasers to control unruly patients
In the wake of allegations that the nephew of a supreme court justice was Tased in a Louisiana hospital, The…
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AAMC gives recommendations for clinical COI
After taking on continuing medical education and medical research, the Association of American Medical Colleges is now tackling conflicts of…
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New project covers health care in Florida
A health journalism project has launched in Tampa, Fla., supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, reports the Tampa Tribune…
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New rules affect patients’ insurance appeals
Kaiser Health News’ Phil Galewitz and Michelle Andrews have an update on health care reform implementation, pointing out that new…
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‘Landmark:’ Behind the scenes of covering health care reform
After passage of Health Policy, a Washington Post team wrote “Landmark: The Inside Story of America’s New Health-Care Law and…
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AIDS conference coverage online
Once again, the Kaiser Family Foundation is offering extensive coverage of the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria. Get…
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California’s doctors: Aging, white and specialized
In California Watch’s blog, Joanna Lin breaks down the California HealthCare Foundation’s latest report on the state’s physician supply. Nationwide,…
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Bill would require public access to research
Federal agencies would be required to develop policies allowing timely, free, online access to government-funded research under a bill, the…
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Beacon programs offer hope for health IT
Emma Schwartz and Fred Schulte, the HIT specialists at the Huffington Post Investigative Fund, examine the 15 “beacon” programs involved…
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