Insights

<p>Native Americans have the highest diabetes rate among all racial and ethnic groups in America and offer a preview of where the rest of the country is headed. They also have found ways to keep the disease at bay.</p>

<p>A juice manufacturer fights back, states spending little on tobacco prevention, apologies for Nazi-era medical atrocities and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>An oncologist offers his perspective on medical errors. The driving force is fear and guilt: fear for the mistakes you might make, guilt for the mistakes you already made.</p>

<p>Does being part of an organization that "works to reduce hidden risks to the health, safety, and well-being of American consumers" sound like a job for you? Don’t miss our featured opportunity.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The University of California-San Francisco medical school is now the nation's largest to make its faculty research free and available to the public. What does that mean for you?</p>

<p>With its many intimate subjects--poverty, abuse, homelessness--this series has made me a more honest reporter.</p>

<p>Unnecessary angioplasties, friendlier relations between insurers and care providers, hospitals that cater to the patient rather than focusing purely on the disease, and more from our Daily Briefing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Should a doctor be able to say sorry to a patient who has been harmed and then avoid the repercussions of the error?</p>

<p>Public health officials go after an anti-vaccine article, the lifelong effects of long commutes, and calls to regulate dangerous flame retardants, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Efforts to change laws to encourage doctors to apologize for medical errors while avoiding lawsuits have sparked debate over whether patient safety will be compromised. Here's why.</p>