Insights

<p>A commutation of sentence for grandmother Shirley Ree Smith has brought the medical debate around shaken baby syndrome back into the news.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Health reform votes knock out incumbents, fewer kids with obesity, more on-the-job fatalities, an epidemic of stillbirths in Iraq and more from our Daily Briefing.</p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>

<p>This is the first time Holly Dolan is writing about health for general readers -- and while she does not know where it will lead, the learning experience and new connections in her community keep her going.</p>

<p>From nocturnists to Medicaid babies, a sampling of story ideas from the 2012 AHCJ health journalism conference in Atlanta.</p>

<p>I used to be a language teacher (English &amp; Portuguese) before I became a journalist. And with each story I tell, I see how not-so-far-apart my present and former professions are.</p>

<p>Mad cows, Medicaid cost-cutting, juking the stats on veterans' mental health care and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>If a couple in good health with plenty of resources finds it this challenging to apply for health insurance policies, are lawmakers wise to propose replacing Medicare with vouchers?</p>

<p>A tribute to a deeply influential and inspiring journalism professor, now retiring from the University of Montana.</p>

<p>A safe shingles vaccine, irrational hospital charges, insurance attempts to circumvent court ruling, a rapidly dwindingling Medicare fund and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Five random observations and tips from a first-time attendee of the AHCJ 2012 conference in Atlanta.</p>