Friday, July 6, 2012 - 1:05am
The Bakersfield Californian recently took on one of the most ambitious health care quality projects I have seen attempted by an outlet outside of the really big markets. One reporter, Kellie Schmitt, wanted to answer two questions: whether most of the doctors in Kern County were from another country and whether that mattered.
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July 06, 2012
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 2:35pm
ICF International needs a Scientific Writer/Editor to support a 7-year project focused on monitoring and evaluating the CDC's Community Transformation Grant, an initiative focused on obesity prevention, cardiovascular disease, and tobacco control at the state and community level.
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July 05, 2012
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 9:23am
At Hoy we have a motto that we like to shoot for the moon and see how far we get....
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July 05, 2012
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 8:29am
Cannabis in Israel, zoonosis, trends in insurance and more from our Daily Briefing.
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July 05, 2012
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 1:05am
Michael Felberbaum covered business for the Associated Press in Richmond, Va., as one of his biggest subject matters -- Circuit City -- went under. When the Richmond-based company declared bankruptcy in 2007, Felberbaum began looking more closely at the tobacco industry.
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July 05, 2012
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 1:05am
In the second part of a guest post by freelance journalist Kate Benson, she discusses why journalists must report meaningful context and look for vested interests in all sides of a debate.
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July 05, 2012
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 3:00pm
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the bulk of the Affordable Care Act last week was a victory for many people currently unable to access care. But one group was excluded from the innovations and improvement of access to care. Undocumented immigrants make up 11 million of U.S. residents.
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July 04, 2012
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 12:02pm
President Johnson may not have intended to sign the Freedom of Information Act on Independence Day, but July 4th is a fitting birthday for FOIA.
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July 04, 2012
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 8:38am
More governors to refuse Medicaid expansion under Obamacare; evidence that Medicaid improves health; problems with methadone and more from our Daily Briefing.
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July 04, 2012
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 7:35am
GSK admits to major fraud, risks in early births, Obamacare quietly working away and a strike against low-carb diets in our Daily Briefing.
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July 03, 2012
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 1:00am
Consumers are not so much interested in the political implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, as they are in knowing how it affects them directly and what insurance will cost.
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July 03, 2012
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Monday, July 2, 2012 - 5:00am
Do reporters spend too much time making everyday problems seem like conditions that need medical treatment?
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July 02, 2012
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Monday, July 2, 2012 - 4:58am
Soda makers take off the gloves as do Republican governors, while reporters use disease to humanize Ann Romney and surfers protest plans for new nuclear plants in Japan.
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July 02, 2012
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Friday, June 29, 2012 - 10:46am
Health reform gets rolling, a new diet pill, problems with hip implants and more from our Daily Briefing.
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June 29, 2012
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