Insights

<p>Where does a doctor who has found himself in trouble go to find work? Weight loss surgery clinics.</p>

<p>California communities have received millions of dollars for mental health treatment from a new state tax. Are they wasting it? Get tips on how to find out.</p>

<p>Whooping cough vaccinations for schoolkids, a stalled worker safety rule, medical debt woes and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>A grim future for California's adult day health centers, Groupon's move into health care, colon cancer deaths on the decline and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Dr. Scott Bickman saw first-hand how the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency handled complaints about a painkiller mill running in clinics in Santa Ana and Anaheim Hills. And he asks a good question: why did it take so long for the DEA to shut the clinics down?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>After 60+ years of smoking, my mother-in-law’s lungs were surely a toxic wasteland, yet nothing would make her quit. Journalist Ricki Lewis examines the risks and benefits of Chantix and highlights a new way to get smokers to quit: texting.</p>

<p>New&nbsp;whooping cough immunizations required for California teens, health reform woes for immigrant children and more from our Daily Briefing. <strong><br /></strong></p>

<p>There are a lot of ways to work in health news and information beyond general interest journalism. Learn about a career in medical copy-editing from Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, who has been helping medical professionals and researchers write about their work for 16 years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>How one journalist tackled a project on childhood obesity:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>"I learned a ton, but I can’t say I’d wish this experience on my worst enemy. Did I mention it’s a broad topic?"</p>

<p>A censured doctor gives Antidote an insider’s view of one of the most troubled clinics in California: the Anaheim Hills Surgery Center, a massive painkiller mill and the site of the avoidable death of a plastic surgery patient.&nbsp;</p>