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More than 22,000 inmates are HIV-positive
Poynter’s Al Tompkins spotted a new U.S. Department of Justice report (PDF) on HIV in American prisons. Among other things,…
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FDA’s database of food production sites is lacking
A new HHS inspector general’s report sheds light on problems in the FDA’s Food Facility Registy (PDF), finding that almost…
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Google partners with papers for ‘living stories’
Bringing together the reporting of two major newspapers and the technical savvy of Google, “Living Stories” presents articles, timelines and…
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Blog tracks Canadian health policy reports
Canadian journalist Carl Meyer has turned reportscanada.ca into a one-stop clearinghouse of policy reports from the Canadian government and non-governmental…
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Legacy of Agent Orange continues in U.S., Vietnam
The Chicago Tribune is in the middle of an ambitious five-part series in which reporters Jason Grotto and Tim Jones…
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Poignant story leaves out the evidence
A heartwarming story on CBS News about a child’s medical treatment was in fact “incomplete and imbalanced,” according to Gary…
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NYT: Millions drink contaminated water
Having exposed the nation’s toxic waters, The New York Times‘ Charles Duhigg has now turned his attention to the Safe…
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Insurers trick Facebookers into writing Congress
This year, Facebook launched a virtual currency that allows users to buy extra items in popular games. Now, according to…
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Fluportal.org stays on top of H1N1
While H1N1 seems to have peaked in many states – at least for now – Fluportal.org‘s resources to cover the…
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Duo writes about how health statistics can mislead
Writing in mathematics-focused Plus Magazine, Mike Pearson (bio) and David Spiegelhalter (bio|wikipedia) examine not only the variety of methods used…
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