Geraldine Ferraro: Her physician's hero
March 28, 2011
A selection from the weekend, long and short reads, and a video in today's Daily Briefing.
Geraldine Ferraro:
Radiation: A Columbia University radiation expert tells Densie Grady at the The New York Times that he is concerned about radiation but does not forsee a public health disaster in Japan.
Cost of Care: A new study expands on how we normally calculate health care spending. Andy Miller at Georgia Health News reports.
Antibiotic Resistance: Maryn McKenna's feature in Scientific American is about new strains of bacterium that doctors are having a hard time fighting (preview).
"Why don't journalists link to primary sources?" Ben Goldacre in The Guardian challenges coverage of an open-access academic paper.
Girl Vs. Virus: "Nearly two years ago, my boss suggested that I turn myself into a story," writes Concord Monitor reporter Meg Heckman. She explains what she learned while reporting on hepatitis C - the epidemic and her own struggles - at Poynter.
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