November 24, 2009
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In the heated debate over the new routine mammogram screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, not enough... more
November 23, 2009
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Blogs, twitters and daily print help keep us abreast of breaking news. But there's nothing like an old-fashioned book to get inside a big sweeping tale. In the summer of 2007, when I was a fellow... more
November 23, 2009
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Diabetic children are in jeopardy of dying in the classroom due to a severe shortage of California registered school nurses. There are 15,000 school districts in California and less than 50... more
November 23, 2009
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Have you ever worked on a story where you knew that you were just one source away from a blockbuster? But you could never find that one great document that spelled out the connections or that one... more
November 20, 2009
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Most reporters never have the misfortune of being sued for libel. If they are, there are broad free speech protections in court precedent, especially in California, that make it unlikely a... more
November 18, 2009
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This weekend, we ran a story that looked at Shasta County's high rates of hysterectomies and back surgeries, an important -- and touchy -- topic in our community given Redding... more
November 18, 2009
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Felice Freyer, veteran medical writer at the Providence Journal and ... more
November 18, 2009
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Some doctors crave distinction.
They carefully place their many diplomas and certificates on their wall to signal to patients that they are high achievers who can be trusted with... more
November 17, 2009
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November 17, 2009
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In a piece on this site, journalist Jane Allen gives some useful advice about covering alternative medicine, but there are some gaps... more
November 16, 2009
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When the Journal of Reproductive Medicine published a study that... more
November 13, 2009
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Q&A with Dr. Bruce Flamm: Doubting the science, and the scientists, behind a celebrated prayer study
November 13, 2009
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Dr. Bruce Flamm, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California at Irvine, has been waging a lonely war for nearly a decade. He took the unusual step of accusing fellow... more
November 12, 2009
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If you're trying to stay on top of the health reform debate and don't have time to scroll through thousands of Google News hits, here's a handy guide to some leading blogs that do it for you and... more
November 12, 2009
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With over 60% of Americans looking to the internet for health information, the question for those of us who care about health is, "how do we increase the chances of people finding good... more
