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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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FDA leader warns staff about leaking information
One day, President Barack Obama is calling for open government and transparency. The next, the acting FDA commissioner, Frank Torti,…
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Barriers in 5 Midwest states chill public access
A study from the the Citizen Advocacy Center finds that open government laws in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota…
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Obama fought internal opposition to Health Policy
Jonathan Cohn at The New Republic writes about how health care reform nearly got pushed aside in President Obama’s budget…
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Award winner urges coverage of nursing homes
Last summer, Theo Francis, then working for The Wall Street Journal, wrote a compelling report about a disturbing trend in…
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Malpractice reform joins health system debate
Erica Werner of The Associated Press reports that Ezekiel Emanuel, a key adviser on health issues to President Obama and…
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