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15 areas get a share of NIH’s stimulus funding
The NIH has designated $200 million of its stimulus money for 200 or more “Challenge Grants” in specific areas where…
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Tattoo parlor inspection records yield insight
Jennifer L. Boen of The News-Sentinel reviewed five years of tattoo parlor inspections in Fort Wayne, Ind., and found that,…
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Report, survey look at health care journalism
Health care journalists cited newsroom cutbacks, lack of time for research and travel and fewer opportunities for training at their…
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Mont. Democrat leads Senate health charge
The Boston Globe‘s Lisa Wangsness reports that Montana Democrat and Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus has become a leader…
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Survey shows ‘battered’ health journalists press on
Health care journalists cited newsroom cutbacks, lack of time for research and travel and fewer opportunities for training at their…
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Private food auditors didn’t stop outbreaks
Michael Moss and Andrew Martin of The New York Times reviewed several major recent outbreaks of foodborne illness and discovered…
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OMB director testifies about health care reform
C-SPAN is streaming testimony by Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Senate Finance Committee…
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Politics trumped FDA scientists’ objections
The Wall Street Journal‘s Alicia Mundy chronicles how political lobbying can overcome scientists’ objections and influence the FDA approval process.…
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Health a factor in report card on homeless kids
The National Center on Family Homelessness has released a report card on child homelessness, with an estimate that more than…
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COBRA: Under-covered and misunderstood?
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, reviewed recent media coverage of the federal…
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