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<p>Who's interested in opening a new community health clinic in your area? An obscure list of new health reform grants to more than 100 nonprofits around the nation offers some clues. This is a great way to report on health reform's rollout locally.</p>

<p>After Michele Bachmann's ill-advised comments on the cervical cancer vaccine, here are some suggestions for covering vaccines. At the top of the list: stop quoting celebrities.</p>

<p>Brutal conditions send Amazon warehouse workers to ER, linking diabetes and dementia, Michelle Bachmann's vaccine damage and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Falsified nursing home records, the links between animal and human health, and a faltering whooping cough vaccine, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today published the 6th Edition of its Open Government Guide, a comprehensive overview of open records and open meetings laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.</p>

<p>Let's stand up publicly to support patient safety and Alan Bavley, the <em>Kansas City Star</em> reporter whose coverage of medical malpractice caused federal health officials to remove a public doctors database and threaten Bavley with fines.</p>

<p>Normally I would salivate over a workshop titled "Let Me Be Clear: Science Journalism in the Age of the Genome and Twitter." But then my building excitement and anticipation was doused by a real buzz kill in the middle of the sponsor logos.</p>

<p>For health media professionals with a knack for generating healthy living content geared toward online audiences, NBC Universal offers an opportunity with iVillage. Also, our Southern California members might want to check out some current openings around Orange County. Or, if you're interested in health journalism fellowships, workshops, awards and other opportunities, you can find the most updated information.</p>

<p>No whooping cough booster shot, no school, Medicaid woes and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Kansas City Star reporter Alan Bavley was just doing his job. In response to his watchdog stories on medical malpractice, federal officials yanked public portions of a national doctor database offline and threatened him with fines. Now, journalists are pushing back.</p>