Barbara Feder Ostrov

<p>Ron Shinkman has worked many gigs in his career, but none perhaps as eye-opening as his experience covering the medical marijuana industry in Southern California. Here's our Q&amp;A with the veteran health business journalist.</p>

<p>The link between exercise and life expectancy, getting a share of California's health insurance exchange, and why hospitals charge so much for drugs, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Food additives and obesity, community clinic woes, autism in siblings and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Here are some highlights of what’s sure to be a tsunami of media coverage on the 11th Circuit Court decision on health reform's individual mandate.</p>

<p>A Supreme Court showdown looms for health reform's individual mandate, a bad week for food safety, and a new link between depression and stroke — plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Troubled doctors escape sanctions in California, HIPAA irony alert, Walgreens to sell health insurance, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>A landmark court case over Medicaid cuts, soy slammed for menopause, and bureaucratic delays in HIV/AIDS care for some Atlantans, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Preschoolers' lunches and food safety, a slowdown in hospital building, men get breast cancer too, and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Why California has fewer smokers,anti-depressant bonanza, a lifesaving test for newborns and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Fast food and food stamps, cutbacks in worker safety programs, Jerry's Kids loses Jerry and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>