Insights

<p>The issue of homeless people drinking themselves to death on a sidewalk is one that unites and divides communities in unpredictable ways. Could a "wet house" be the answer in your city?</p>

<p>Connecting cell phones to cancer, HIV/AIDS at 30, hospital drug shortages and more in today's Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Every time Public Citizen ranks state medical boards for their effectiveness, some official will say that it is an unfair assessment because state boards all work differently in overseeing doctors. This is partly true&nbsp;— and it is also part of the problem.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Devaugndre Broussard grew up in three violent neighborhoods: San Francisco's Bayview-Hunter's Point and Western Addition and Richmond's Iron Triangle. His mother went to prison for drug sales when he was only 10 months old. She went back to prison several times while he grew up, sending him to a series of foster homes. A girlfriend who attended some of Broussard's early court appearances told the Chauncey Bailey Project this might've set the tone for his life. He's one of many people she knows who lived in foster homes where "parents" were more interested in the monthly county check than in their foster kids.</p>

<p>Public health officials are increasingly concerned about the rising numbers of women entering pregnancy overweight or obese. Get context and ideas for covering this story in your community.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This week at <em>Career GPS</em>, newspaper reporter Anne Polta explains why she blogs about health. Scott Hensley, the host, editor and writer of NPR's <em>Shots</em> blog, explains why he <em>only</em> blogs and what questions journalists should ask themselves before they take the blogging leap

<p>Some folks won't need a flu shot this year, allergies on the rise, and prospects for Medicaid cost-cutting, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>One of the biggest oversights a health writer can make is to cover a scientific study and not talk about its funders. William Heisel examines what can happen when a study's funding is overlooked.</p>

<p>Diabetes Hands Foundation won 2 Telly Awards! The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkLHgK94Z0E&quot; target="_blank">Big Blue Test video</a>&nbsp;that went viral surrounding the&nbsp;<a href="http://bigbluetest.org&quot; target="_blank">Big Blue Test</a>&nbsp;diabetes awareness campaign last November took the honors. The Big Blue Test video won 1 silver (the highest honor) and 1 bronze award.</p>

<p>This week in <em>Career GPS</em>' weekly job lisings, we highlight two East Coast jobs in health communications and an opportunity at a West Coast online health startup. In addition, find the most updated information on upcoming grants, fellowships and educational opportunities.</p>