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Obama picks Daschle to head HHS
Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has accepted the position of Health and Human Services secretary in the coming…
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FDA opens offices in China
Following a series of crises involving food and drug products imported from China, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is…
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Reporter finds efforts to monitor groundwater contamination leave much to be desired
Leah Beth Ward of the Yakima Herald-Republic in Washington decided to investigate after well water at a school was found…
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Culture, history blamed for ‘fattest city’ status
An AP analysis of CDC data has found that Huntington, W.Va., to be the fattest city in the United States:…
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Sustainable Slimming: Toward a Healthier Urban Environment
Presentation given by Lynn Dee Silver, M.D., M.P.H., assistant commissioner, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, New York City Department of…
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Health and the Built Environment
Presentation given by Hal Strelnick, M.D., director, Division of Community Health, Department of Family & Social Medicine; Montefiore Medical Center,…
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Medical Care Behind Bars
Presentation given by Naseem Sowti Miller, health reporter, Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner, at the 2008 Urban Health Journalism Workshop.
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Health Care on Rikers Island
Presentation given by Courtney Gross, city government editor, Gotham Gazette, at the 2008 Urban Health Journalism Workshop.
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What’s the Real Story on ERs?
Presentation given by Michael Carius, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, at the 2008 Urban Health Journalism…
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Access, Health Disparities, Primary Care, and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Presentation given by Peter Selwyn, M.D., M.P.H., chairman, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, at the 2008…
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