Insights

<p>The high cost of environmentally-linked disease in children, a new interactive map for finding "food deserts" and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Why is health care in California's prisons still so inadequate after a court order and billions of dollars in spending? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Most Americans know what's killing us. Stop smoking, eat better, exercise, and wear your seatbelt — just those four simple steps, alone, could save hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Here are 10 ways to help people hear that message.</p>

<p>I had the opportunity to go behind the scenes of ABC's The View this week. I was a guest on what turned out to be a historic news day: The morning after the President announced Osama Bin Laden had been killed in a daring raid. When I had heard the news the night before I thought my segment, discussing my new book, The Web-Savvy Patient, would be bumped.</p>

<p>Whooping cough is still a major concern for California kids, tainted tomatoes are recalled, and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>A regional reporter investigates a health insurer's repeated denials of diagnostic tests — and triggers a federal investigation. William Heisel interviews Jonathan Starkey of the Wilmington News Journal.</p>

<p>Why are U.S. asthma rates going up when pollution and smoking are on their way down? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>In one year, 477 people in San Francisco, most of them homeless, used $20 million worth of urgent/emergency services — an average of $42,067 each — and taxpayers paid the bill. Knowing who they are is the first step towards treating their illnesses, injuries, and addictions.</p>

<p>Budget cuts to senior day care programs means many will be forced into expensive nursing homes. Plus more from our Daily Briefing</p>

<p>The new filing by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency <a href="../../../../../../../../blogs/shadow-practice-update-doctor-who-sold-prescribing-license-cheap-finally-pays-price">against Dr. Scott Bickman</a> for his role in a California painkiller mill reveals a very sad truth. Maria Garcia’s death could almost certainly have been avoided.</p>