Why focusing on obesity is a gift for the food industry.
When Redskins tight end Chris Cooley swung by Orr Elementary School in Anacostia last Thursday, he explained to the 100 kids circled around him that he'd already exercised that day. "So hopefully I can keep up with you," he said. Fat chance of that.
None of her yoga-teacher training quite prepared Sariane Leigh for leading her first classes in Washington east of the Anacostia River five years ago.
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Meaning as medicine, infant formula, Medicare fraud, osteoporosis and more from our Daily Briefing.
Why health journalists should dive deep into campaign finance data to scrutinize the health insurance-related votes of their legislators.
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The American public for years paid physicians millions of dollars in Medicare bonuses to treat the medically needy. Here's how one reporter told that story.
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Sushi salmonella rolls, saving on health costs by improving quality of life, tying doctor pay to the value they provide, the trouble with market-based health reform, and more from our Daily Briefing.
