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<p>There are plenty of places to stumble in teaching kids how to do health journalism. Here are Marona Graham Bailey's do's and don'ts after her first summer teaching middle school students.</p>

<p>Why does California's governor want to take back $1 billion in money dedicated to children's health? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Fined by the Nevada medical board and <a href="../../../../../../../../blogs/patients-nevada-prepare-be-patient-when-researching-your-doctor">ordered to stop performing abortions</a>, Dr. Algis Martell had a decision to make.</p> <p>As so many doctors do when they make a mess of their primary specialty, Martell decided to get a makeover.</p>

<p>Here’s the latest in health and health journalism news from Reporting on Health.</p> <p><strong><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2385/2363255713_ca2257262a_m.jpg&quot; style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 15px;" />Sick Leave:</strong> Could San Francisco’s nationally recognized paid sick leave law extend to the rest of California? Mari Edlin <a href="http://www.californiahealthline.org/features/2011/will-s-f-paid-sick-le… about one state lawmaker’s proposal</a> for California Healthline.</p>

<p>Aly Colón, independent journalist and instructor at the Poynter Institute, said&nbsp;in a recent webinar&nbsp;that journalists should look for "listening posts" to help find untold stories. Colón is a specialist in ethics and diversity and discussed ways that journalists can improve in both areas.&nbsp;This week at&nbsp;<em>Career GPS</em>, we start a conversation about diversifying coverage with this question: What are the best places for health journalism listening posts?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/db/doctorreview.detail?id=1078">Dr. Algis Martell</a> found a unique solution to the abortion debate.</p> <p>According to the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners, he performed abortions on women who were never pregnant and, when they were pregnant, he said he was performing an abortion but did not.</p>

<p>Could regular use of ibuprofen help prevent Parkinson's disease? Answers and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>With escalating obesity rates and growing interest in “buying local,” it’s a prime moment for health reporters to shine a light on how local government leaders can build momentum for a strategy many communities have long ignored.</p>

<p>Why is a Canadian hospital going public with details of its care of a dying baby? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>With unions in urgent need of new blood, why wouldn’t they want to reach out to the 500 eager job-seekers at this fair? Conversely, what did these 500 job-seekers have against pipefitting?</p>