July 24, 2009
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| Dr. Sidney Wolfe, the acting president of Public Citizen and the head of its... more
July 22, 2009
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| Here's more coverage of the California budget cuts and their impact on health care, along with some new ideas for stories.
The general media consensus is that the state's Republicans... more
July 22, 2009
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| Ask your doctors about the hardest period of their lives, and they likely will say their medical residency. The hours are long. The work is mentally and physically exhausting. There's little... more
July 21, 2009
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As California lawmakers finally reach a budget agreement, it's time to start assessing... more
July 20, 2009
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| Public Citizen put together an important report in May that was mostly missed by the... more
July 17, 2009
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| July 15, 2009
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| To be generous, we could say that Dr. Alexander Kalk of Creve Coeur, Mo. was a workaholic.
He literally lived in his medical office, according to the medical board in Missouri, and was so... more
July 14, 2009
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| I am a California Broadcast Fellow this year. For my fellowship project, I am developing three series of radio reports 1590 KLIV, an all-news radio station in San Jose, Ca. and I'm looking for... more
July 14, 2009
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| Often following a major journalistic investigation a governor or a senator or a president even will call for hearings or declare the creation of a blue ribbon panel to assess the situation and... more
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