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William Heisel's Antidote: Investigating Untold Health Stories
Q&A with Wendy Kramer: Your family tree just got complicated
March 18, 2009
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We seem to be gripped by a national state of shock at the news that Nadya Suleman, a single mother with no job and six children, was able to have eight embryos implanted in... more

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William Heisel's Antidote: Investigating Untold Health Stories
Contraindications: Dr. Bahram Tafreshi Moshiri, State by State
March 16, 2009
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Health care reporters know how rarely hospitals suspend a doctor's privileges. Those rights are granted and revoked by other doctors, and doctors are loathe to set a precedent by saying a botched... more

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William Heisel's Antidote: Investigating Untold Health Stories
Lead poisoning: It’s not just for poor kids anymore
March 11, 2009
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One would think that everything that could possibly be said about lead poisoning has been printed, broadcast and e-mailed around the globe countless times.

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William Heisel's Antidote: Investigating Untold Health Stories
Contraindications: Dr. Paul William Anderson
March 09, 2009
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Sometimes, all a doctor with a checkered past wants is some peace and quiet.

Dr. Paul William Anderson had a little trouble with a medical malpractice lawsuit in Nebraska. The Medical Board... more

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William Heisel's Antidote: Investigating Untold Health Stories
The doctor is on: Dr. Sanjay Gupta might be a capable broadcaster, but don’t we expect a little more from our surgeon general?
March 05, 2009
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Update: Dr. Gupta removed himself from the list of candidates on March 5, telling CNN's Larry King, "I think for me it really came down to a sense of timing more than anything else. This... more

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Barbara Feder Ostrov's Health Journalism Blog
Not What the Doctor Ordered: Scrimping on Medical Costs
February 27, 2009
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When more than half of American families sampled in a recent poll say they're skimping on medical care to save money, that's a story by any measure - and one that's easy to localize. A new... more

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Barbara Feder Ostrov's Health Journalism Blog
Finally, Microbicides Get Some Love
February 26, 2009
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $100 million grant to the International Partnership for... more

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Barbara Feder Ostrov's Health Journalism Blog
Strapped Parents and Irked Pediatricians
January 28, 2009
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While reading New York Times health reporter Tara Parker-Pope's recent ... more

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Barbara Feder Ostrov's Health Journalism Blog
SCHIP Redux
January 28, 2009
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SCHIP is back on the table!

Let the wrangling begin.

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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
Using GIS: When a Map is Worth a Thousand Words
October 02, 2008
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Journalists are using geographic information software (GIS) to map data for stories and graphics about toxic health threats, prescription medicine abuse and EMS response times. Here are more ideas... more

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William Heisel's Antidote: Investigating Untold Health Stories
A Public Death: Lost Hiker Reveals Flawed Search and Rescue Policy
February 12, 2004
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How access to death certificates helped one reporter get crucial medical details right in covering the potentially preventable death of a hiker.

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Investigating Health
Digital systems can fail patients — here’s how
December 17, 2002
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COVID-19 has put the spotlight on health care data like no other public health crisis. One of the untold stories certainly to emerge is how electronic health record (EHR) systems held up during the... more

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