Why are TB cases declining so dramatically in California? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.
Learn more about what killed Elizabeth Taylor and the first anniversary of health reform in today's Daily Briefing.
A new study suggests that the risks of Lap-Band surgery could outweigh the weight-loss benefits, plus more from our Daily Briefing.
Dr. Carl Elliott, a University of Minnesota bioethicist, has spent much of the last two years doggedly pursuing the case of Dan Markingson, a 26-year-old who killed himself during a UM clinical trial meant to prove the superiority of AstraZeneca’s Seroquel over its competitors.
Dr. Carl Elliott is a brave man. A bioethicist with an MD, Elliott took on powerful interests at his own university on behalf of a woman he barely knew and a patient he could not save.
Why is the controversial pesticide methyl iodide set to be used in California strawberry fields? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.
Fined by the Nevada medical board and ordered to stop performing abortions, Dr. Algis Martell had a decision to make.
As so many doctors do when they make a mess of their primary specialty, Martell decided to get a makeover.
Why is a Canadian hospital going public with details of its care of a dying baby? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.
Why do two Central California cities top a new "most toxic" cities list? Plus more from our Daily Briefing.
Health journalists and patient advocates should be on high alert for the changes that are sure to come with the announcement last week that the FDA has approved the Lap-Band device for nearly every person with a few pounds to lose.
