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<p>How one doctor could allow another doctor to use his license to order painkillers for a clinic being used as a front for a drug mill and still be allowed to operate with no restrictions on his license is a true mystery. Finally, William Heisel reports, Dr. Scott Bickman faces some sanctions.</p>

<p>10 online news outfits promise to share and share alike — if one doesn't die in the night.</p>

<p>Why did Aetna back off from raising health insurance premiums by as much as 17 percent in California? Plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Why does Bakersfield have such awful air quality? How do Vitamin D levels affect your risk for diabetes? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>What is Storify? Good question! It's a new web product that <a href="http://blog.storify.com/2011/04/storify-launches-public-beta/&quot; target="_blank">announced its public beta</a> this week, meant to help build stories conveniently pulling from social media sources such as Twitter, YouTube, etc.</p><p><a href="http://storify.com/askmanny/the-big-blue-test-a-small-example-of-the-bi…; target="_blank">Below is an example of a story I just created</a> to give you a feel for what's possible. Seems like a very convenient way to aggregate sources from social media. What do you think?</p>

<p>What happens when someone dies who has no assets – or friends or relatives – to pay for his burial? Procedures for pauper's burials vary widely by jurisdiction. It is one of those little-discussed arenas of public health, a topic that often intersects with the deaths of the homeless.</p>

<p>Empowering patients has been a health care mantra for at least a decade. But patients can only do so much to protect themselves from harm, especially when it comes to hospital-acquired infections.</p>

<p>Who knew that Tennessee had the highest percentage (41%) of high school kids who drank more than one sugary soda a day? Check out these story ideas from a new CDC state-by-state report on “food environments” for children.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: small;">In this week-long series, North Carolina Voices - Mental Health Disorder, health reporter Rose Hoban explores North Carolina's long difficulty with finding housing for people with mental health problems. </span></p>

<p>New community health laws proposed in California, noisy health care is bad for patients, no fast-track Supreme Court decision on health reform, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>