Barbara Feder Ostrov

<p>Why focusing on obesity is a gift for the food industry.</p>

<p>Why the childhood obesity prevention movement is still struggling.</p>

<p>A high-level painkiller probe, why the GOP is targeting Medicare in an election year, the military's massive free health clinic in Alabama and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Why is the Obama administration still putting taxpayer dollars into abstinence-only sex education? One journalist examines the issue.</p>

<p>Why Medicaid rolls grew during the recession, living alone with Alzheimer's, and new tattoo regs in California, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>In a controversial JAMA essay, Dr. Paul Offit says taxpayers are spending millions on federal research into misguided alternative medicine treatments. Why are we still doing it?</p>

<p>Facebook promotes organ donation in a big way, the pros and cons of breakfast at school, and an attack on alternative medicine, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>How do you sort through the cacophony of health conversations taking place on Twitter? Healthcare hashtags can help.</p>

<p>Drug shortages still painful for patients, little scrutiny of medical devices, contraception hurdles and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Fixing Medicare without paying for it, health reform's insurance rebates, and controversial distribution of a heroin overdose antidote, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>