Insights

<p>One of the biggest obstacles to revitalizing the Los Angeles River is convincing the people who live all around that it even exists and that it is a "real" river.</p>

<p>How can mainstream media better cover communities, particularly those that don't often have a voice? Increasingly, public radio reporters are using the Public Insight Network, a mashup of Rolodex and crowdsourcing machine.</p>

<p>An eye-opening obesity forecast, mainstreaming medical marijuana, and methyl bromide news, plus more in today's Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Want to help develop a health media website that produces original content targeted to the 50+ demographic? This week, a Minnesota web project in progress seeks a Web Editor.</p>

<p>The Institute of Medicine has released a sweeping new report on vaccine risks, noting that adverse effects are rare but exist — and knocking down, once again, the misconception that vaccines “cause” autism. But it will it make any difference in easing public fears of vaccines?</p>

<p>A major new report on vaccinen risks, Steve Jobs' prognosis, Rick Perry's health policies and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Linda Marsa writes about a research team that's received more than $7 million from the Gates Foundation to study an approach that may eventually eliminate dengue fever—and possibly other vector-borne diseases.</p>

<p>Everyone worries about whether medical residents are getting enough rest to safely care for patients. But why aren't hospitalized patients — especially children — allowed to get the sleep they need to recover?</p>

<p>Clinical trials aren't just about drugs. Should other interventions be given a pass because Big Pharma isn't involved?</p>

<p>An environmental victory for residents near a California toxic waste dump, high-paid prison health docs, Google Plus and health records, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>