Barbara Feder Ostrov

<p>Why too much black licorice can harm you, a jaw-dropping malpractice settlement, and a new executive order to alleviate drug shortages, plus more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>What do snake hearts have to do with heart failure? Why are Occupy Wall Street protesters targeting health care? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Two stories about dentists published this month offer a revealing glimpse of the ongoing struggle of many Americans to access much-needed health care amid the economic downturn — and some ideas for your own reporting.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Social media for bone marrow transplants, X-rays don't prevent lung cancer deaths, and a health reform plea for the Supremes, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>HPV vaccine for boys, hallucinogens and personality, and the link between coffee and skin cancer, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Is your community offering a medical respite program for homeless people being released from local hospitals? Journalist Isabelle Walker's coverage offers a compelling road map.</p>

<p>A Lap-Band lawsuit gets uglier, what Nixon's HMOs have to do with Obama's ACOs, diabetes and where you live, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>As investigators finally trace a deadly listeria outbreak to melons from a Colorado packing shed, food safety expert Douglas Powell offers timely advice on covering food safety issues.</p>

<p>A huge rise in antidepressant use, a bad report card for American health system, and a boost for the Pap smear in today's Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Corporate pressure for pesticide use, rising ER visits, and easing the high cost of health care in Massachusetts, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>