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Denver’s ambulance system said to be ‘broken’
Tom Burke Arthur Kane and Tony Kovaleski of KMGH-Denver, used the example of the 33 minutes it took for ambulances…
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Webcast of regional White House forum on reform
The third regional forum about health care reform is being held today in Des Moines, Iowa. It’s streaming live: Read…
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Faculty concerned about San Diego ‘cancer cluster’
In the last 16 years, three people on the San Diego State University campus succumbed to a rare form of…
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Canadian hospitals won’t reveal quality measures
Michael Millenson of The Health Care Blog writes that, for a report card comparing Ontario hospitals, most hospitals simply refused…
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Mentally ill patients, elderly mix in nursing homes
Carla K. Johnson of The Associated Press reports that “nursing homes have become dumping grounds for young and middle-age people…
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Nature survey: Scientists gain influence with blogs
As newspapers shrink, fold or migrate entirely to the Internet, what will happen to science journalism? Like other topics, coverage…
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L.A. doctors go to barber shops to reach black men
Los Angeles Times reporter Mary Engel follows the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program founded by Dr. Bill Releford in December…
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New FOIA guidelines encourage transparency
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued a memorandum (PDF) that directs all executive branch departments and agencies to apply a…
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Survey finds barriers to shared decision making
Do doctors really want their patients involved in decision making? And even if many do, what are the barriers that…
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Economy down, gnashing of teeth up (literally)
Gabriella Boston of The Washington Times finds that dentists across the country have reported an increase in patients grinding their…
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