May 22, 2013
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A confluence of more Californian's becoming Medicaid eligible under the Affordable Care Act and a battle over provider reimbursements rates - some of the lowest in the nation - make for interesting... more »
May 22, 2013
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Reporting on genetically modified organisms bills in your state? Here's some helpful tips for following the money trail of political donations.
May 20, 2013
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Los Angeles Times health reporter Anna Gorman believes first person health stories can be appropriate. That's why she shared about her deeply personal decision too undergo breast and ovarian... more »
May 20, 2013
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One of the most powerful U.S. government agencies is bungling its public duties by planning to remove information about hospital-acquired conditions measurements from a website that allows patients... more »
May 17, 2013
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As the Medicaid expansion became a higher priority for lawmakers, two state bills that would eliminate a five-year waiting period to access a public health insurance program for at least 20,000... more »
May 17, 2013
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After Kentucky Kernel reporter Aaron Smith directly called two other students to confirm a rumor and reported their status as new walk-on basketball players in the newspaper, the University of... more »
May 17, 2013
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What happens when you get up and move 10 minutes each day? Here's a look at how people across the country stopped what they were doing and collectively took Instant Recess to honor Antronette Yancey... more »
May 17, 2013
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Interested in being a TV health care reporter/producer at Arizona Public Media or in writing about diseases for the Food and Drug Administration? Check out more opportunities from our weekly job... more »
May 16, 2013
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Raj Kumari lost vision in her right eye due to measles. She was never vaccinated for the disease.
May 16, 2013
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I had decided to get genetic testing, and I told everyone who cared that if it came back positive, I'd have both my breasts removed. I thought I was ready for that.
May 15, 2013
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Some headlines earlier this week made it sound like the reigning orthodoxy of exclusive breast-feeding was crumbling. The actual study turns out to be quite a bit more narrow and nuanced than the... more »
May 14, 2013
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A viable treatment option for women who already have breast cancer, mastectomy has become a controversial procedure for women who want to reduce their chances of getting it in the first place.
May 14, 2013
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If the local children’s hospital that performs heart surgeries on kids has been suspended and is being investigated, the public deserves to know what’s going on. If the hospital is funded by public... more »
May 14, 2013
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Insurance premium rate hikes just keep coming. With these increases come lots of questions from the public, questions that journalists will be asked to address. Here's a primer on some of the nuts... more »
May 13, 2013
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Laura Vollset, a Santa Cruz mother of twins, agreed to share her story of recovery from postpartum depression to encourage other mothers to see help.
