December 06, 2009
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Craig Rosa is relatively new to the news arena. Before becoming the senior interactive producer for KQED in San Franciscion, he... more
December 06, 2009
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Robert Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H. is on a mission: Reporters need to put on their skeptics' hats when they report on the latest and greatest in medical research.
December 05, 2009
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It sometimes seems like it takes a high-profile case like Terri Schiavo to get people to think about end-of-life issues – or... more
December 04, 2009
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Have you ever wanted to pick the brain of an investigative reporter? The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellows (Twitter hashtag #cahealthfellows) got the chance with former Los Angeles... more
December 04, 2009
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“I’m really ashamed I let myself get caught up in dishonest and deceitful campaigns really just so a few corporations and their Wall Street masters could become richer than they already are.... more
December 04, 2009
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On Sunday, a four-part series a year in the making runs in the Bay Area News Group. As the science reporter for the chain, I teamed with health reporter Sandy Kleffman to report and write this... more
December 04, 2009
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Bay Area News Group will begin a four part series on health inequities Sunday that will feature ZIP code maps revealing wide disparities in life expectancy, asthma hospitalizations, heart diease... more
December 04, 2009
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It’s not as seductive as a candlelit bedroom.
But a dinner with medical colleagues after a board meeting can exert a powerful a pull on talented scientists flirting with the drug industry.... more
December 03, 2009
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In 2008, Henry Schuster was "the new guy" at 60 Minutes. Everyone else at the show had already taken the big interviews, the politicians and bigwigs who would be at the center of many... more
December 03, 2009
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Most unaccompanied refugee minors arrive in the U.S. with basic health issues that need to be addressed. Many are malnourished, having nearly starved on their journey to the States - and many have... more
December 02, 2009
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We have a guest post today from Felice Freyer, veteran medical writer for the Providence Journal, member of the... more
December 02, 2009
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For Mark Campano’s entire career as an anesthesiologist, other doctors worried that he was a bomb waiting to go off. They saw him showing up for work drowsy and agitated from weeks of caffeinated... more
November 30, 2009
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Putting together a scientific research paper should be a different process than building a Ford Taurus... more
November 26, 2009
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A loophole in California law means that insurers could require you to take a genetic test to qualify for long-term care insurance – and potentially deny coverage based on the results.
November 25, 2009
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Do you know how many hours there are in a week?
For doctors, the answer is on the tips of their tongues: 168 hours. As one medical resident recently put it to me, “When you are in residency... more
