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Reports reveal problems in England’s NHS
England’s Care Quality Commission, a regulatory agency, has found that a quarter of the National Health Services hospital trusts fail…
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Sunshine Week: Proposals would affect access
The Data Mine, a project from the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Foundation that highlights inaccessible or poorly…
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Lathrop to oversee public databases in Dallas
AHCJ member Daniel Lathrop, who has been the chief digital strategist for InvestigateWest since its July 2009 launch, will be…
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Focus on hockey’s head injuries grows
Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins takes a look at hockey injuries, especially head injuries. Photo by Alex Kehr via Flickr He…
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Sunshine Week: Some of the latest news
SPLC open records audit examines suicide expulsion policies White House memo of March 16, 2010, encourages agencies to ensure full…
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Are emergency drivers distracted by technology?
“Driven to Distraction,” a New York Times series that looks at the “dangers of drivers using cellphones and other electronic…
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Drug firms turn to private doctors for promotion
Pharmaceutical companies are turning to doctors in private practice to promote their products as universities have developed conflict-of-interest policies that…
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Sunshine Week poll: U.S. government is secretive
Americans think the U.S. government is “secretive” or “very secretive,” according to a poll released in conjunction with National Sunshine…
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Welcome to the latest journalists to join AHCJ
AHCJ welcomes these new members: Alsy Acevedo, reporter, El Sentinel-Orlando Sentinel Communications; Orlando, Fla. Robin Adams, senior reporter, The Ledger;…
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AP story focuses on overuse of medical treatments
Lindsey Tanner of The Associated Press addresses the overtesting and overtreatment that have become the focus of several studies and…
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