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<p>Get tips from public radio journalist Sasha Khokha on how to report on the links between air pollution and health in your community.</p>

<p>New advice for urpy babies, your brain on traffic fumes, and another legal victory for health reform, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Victims of bad physician behavior everywhere are rubbing their eyes in disbelief today after Dr. Conrad Murray's conviction in the death of Michael Jackson.&nbsp;Here are five lessons from the case for regulatory agencies, prosecutors, patient advocates and journalists.</p>

<p>Feds stymied by block on graphic health warnings for cigs, Michael Jackson's doctor convicted, a new store just for health insurance, and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Long before Conrad Murray was brought to trial for his role in Michael Jackson's death, Antidote blogger William Heisel reported extensively on the now-convicted doctor and his use of the sedative propofol. Check out his previous work here.</p>

<p>Does <em>The Biggest Loser</em> empower people to lose weight and transform their lives, or does it promote unsafe, unrealistic methods for weight loss? An online debate over the television reality show erupted last week at MedPage Today in response to a researcher’s study of the cultural assumpt

<p>Can eating too many desserts cause diabetes? Yes. Is a Burger King advertising campaign to blame? That’s a tougher call, one that few reporters have tried to answer.</p>

<p>Correcting a genetic defect before birth sounds like a great idea, but I'm uncomfortable with how we get there.</p>

<p>An online petition against anti-vaccine ads, truth-squadding Obamacare repeal claims, and a public health film festival, plus more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Today is the last day to send in your applications for the Association of Health Care Journalists' Media Fellowships on Health Performance. Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity. We've also listed this week's health media jobs, internships, educational opportunities and more.</p>