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Q&A with Maia Szalavitz: Going Beyond Victims and Pushers for Pain Stories

How many times do you see pain patients who aren’t addicted represented in stories about prescription painkillers? Maia Szalavitz weighs in.

Daily Briefing: High-Fructose Corn Syrup Keeps its Name

A ban on Big Gulp sodas in New York, High-fructose corn syrup, cancer treatments, junk foods and dieting.

Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: A Summer Opportunity and More

A summer internship for journalism students and opportunities in non-profits, academia, media and a health care system for more experienced writers.

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Death-by-ICU: End-of-Life Care in America


Maybe all our angst about dying is simply wrong-headed - and counter-productive for those we're concerned about. more »
posted by John Lynch | Sat, 06/02/12 09:18am

Fitness and Pinterest


If you’ve joined the Pinterest revolution, you understand how important those Saturday morning pinning sessions can be for your wardrobe, DIY projects and your dream wedding planning (that you will forever hide from your novio). If you haven’t discovered the wondrous collection of organized pinning, I highly recommend that you do! Pinterest is a great place to organize and manage your health and exercise plan. Where else could you collect all your favorite fitness articles, healthy recipes and inspirational motivation? more »
posted by Michelle Rivas | Fri, 06/01/12 02:08pm | 1 comments

On talking with people about their personal health


My fellowship project changed dramatically from what I initially proposed to what I ended up writing about. The general topic remained: the Affordable Care Act law and Latinos. This law promises to make some big changes for this ethnic group, and some of those changes are already happening in California. more »
posted by Farida Jhabvala | Thu, 05/31/12 04:40pm

A Big Gulp Ban on Oversized Sodas


Innovative health reforms in Oregon, new recommendations on hormones for women, an intensive treatement for hypertension, the spread of Chagas disease and more from our Daily Briefing. more »
posted by Nathanael Johnson | Thu, 05/31/12 06:58am | 1 comments

Black April, Bright April: From Postwar Pain to Personal Peace (abridged)


Since 1976 till today, each April brings a time of reflecting, commemorating, and preserving a historical moment that has changed the fate of Vietnam and its people. Through this project, I wish to embrace this commemorative tradition of the Vietnamese communities around the world. more »
posted by Trangdai Glassey-Tranguyen | Thu, 05/31/12 04:11am

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