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"The good news is that you do not have a cyst on your kidneys; the bad news is that the mass is on your pancreas." She referred me back to a doctor who had just performed my colonoscopy who is a gastroenterologist.The diagnosis was a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas.

California has the worst air in the nation. Yet in the Los Angeles region, home to some of the country’s foulest air, kids are now breathing considerably easier. Wait — how does that work?

Sure, data from that bold new health study sounds amazing. But keep these five tips in mind before writing about it and you'll steer clear of some major reporting sinkholes.

Take a look at this week's new listings for newspaper, online and magazine positions iat U.S. News & World Report, O Magazine and The Huffington Post.

The tragedy in Flint continues to fill headlines. But nearly every community is at risk from some form of lead contamination. In our webinar this week, veteran reporters and experts offered journalists fresh ideas for covering such stories.

The harm from misleading media messages about health care is very real. But by putting a human face and voice to these harms, we can begin to correct some of these wrongs, explains HealthNewsReview.org's Gary Schwitzer.

Long-awaited federal audits are finally here under the the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

NFL receiver Josh Cribbs recently had his brain analyzed and was told his brain resembled that of a 52-year-old. He's only 32 years old. In Cleveland, Cribbs told reporters he worries what his future will look like.