July 13, 2009
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By the time you read about the case of 9-year-old Caitlin Greenwell, unable to talk because her brain was starved of oxygen during a botched birth, you are convinced: the oversight of nurses in... more
July 10, 2009
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July 08, 2009
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If you, like me, were wondering how a guy like Dr. Conrad Murray, who had not bothered keeping up with his studies enough to continue his certification as a cardiologist, could become the... more
July 07, 2009
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The CDC today launched a Web-based environmental public health tracking network that could be a fantastic resource for journalists looking for stories in their state or county.
I say "... more
July 06, 2009
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The illegal use and sale of prescription drugs is not just a topic for Michael Jackson headlines. A fact sheet from the... more
July 06, 2009
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Think about what it takes to obtain a medical license. Some states' licensing boards will rubber stamp a license from another state but others, like California's, require a lot of hoops.
... more
July 03, 2009
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Misadministration. When a physician has made a horrible mistake with wide-ranging ramifications, the terms "negligence," "malpractice" even "incompetence" might come to mind. Now this wonderful... more
July 02, 2009
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July 01, 2009
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Within hours of the news breaking about Michael Jackson's death, attention started to turn toward one of the only eyewitnesses to the event: his personal physician.
June 30, 2009
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June 29, 2009
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New York state has an interesting job that is foreign to most other states, the office of the Medicaid Inspector General. Lucky for health writers,... more
June 26, 2009
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June 24, 2009
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Robin Lowe went to the Sano Medical Clinic in Costa Mesa one June with what appeared to be an obvious and urgent problem. She had felt a lump in her left breast.
At 29, she was young to... more
June 22, 2009
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