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GAO on Katrina: Fed. grants helpful, not sufficient
A pair of Government Accountability Office reports evaluating the progress of ongoing post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts – one looking at mental…
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Health care reform: A crossroads?
There’s an endless stream of stories about health care reform in advance of President Obama’s prime-time news conference tonight. We’ve…
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Doc praises, explains benefits of electronic records
Calling the typical paper-based health record system “a primitive, fragmented and unreliable way to do business,” Rahul Parikh, M.D., writing…
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Latest regulatory activity just a click away
A new site could let you keep up with the latest regulatory action at your favorite federal agency with OpenRegs.com.…
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CJR: BPA truth lies in the middle
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Sanhita Reddy reviews a recent STATS critique of media coverage regarding Bisphenol A and the…
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Lack of oversight contributes to Army suicides
The Army reported that 143 active duty soldiers killed themselves in the last year, the highest number since the statistics…
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Grassley digs into journal ghostwriting practices
Ben Comer of Medical Marketing & Media reports that Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to eight prominent…
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Bariatric patient’s story shows potential savings
Las Vegas Sun reporter Marshall Allen follows one man’s story to look into the ultimate cost (or savings) of bariatric…
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Air-traffic-control methods could aid patient safety
An Air Force medic with aviation experience has proposed that principles from a modified air-traffic control system be implemented in…
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UN: Africa plagued by counterfeit malaria/HIV pills
A recent assessment by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime found that weak and or/useless drugs have proliferated…
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