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<p>André Picard has an enviable and unusual journalism career. He began his professional life as a summer intern at <em>The Globe and Mail</em> in Canada and stayed on with the paper for 24 years. "Yes, I have a very boring CV," Picard joked in a phone interview from Montréal.</p>

<p>A good friend of mine read <a href="../../../../../../../../category/keywords/wakefields-wake">my recent posts about Andrew Wakefield</a> and the controversy over whether vaccines have any role in causing autism and asked me whether I was concerned for my safety.</p>

<p>“An important idea is getting its test run in America: the creation of intensive outpatient care to target hot spots and thereby reduce over-all health care costs.”</p>

<p>Think floods like the ones in Pakistan and Australia can't happen in California?&nbsp; Think again, say government researchers.</p>

<p>A new form of academic peer review surfaces on Twitter, and it can get ugly. Plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Did a federal task force ignore evidence that more frequent mammograms save lives? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>A new poll shows that Americans are feeling more conflicted than ever about health reform. Plus more from our Daily Briefing!</p>

<p>Tonight the State of the Union Address will be delivered by President Obama. An interesting request has been made of the members of Congress (for both Senators and Assembly Representatives). It is that a member of each opposing party sit next to their opposite - to dare to cross the aisle and par

<p>One year after Dr. Andrew Rutland was accused of killing a woman while trying to perform an abortion, the troubled doctor with a long history of hurting patients has agreed to give up his license.</p>