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Should Medicare Yank Hospital Mistake Data? You Decide

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 to see how hospitals stack up against the national average.

Slap: University of Kentucky Has Threatened A Reporter Before

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 Kentucky barred Smith from covering the school’s annual event where reporters interview team members.

Slap: University of Kentucky Sues Its Own Public Radio Reporter

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 dollars, there should not be a fight over letting the public know what’s going on.

Ecological Anxiety: Look for the Values Behind Vaccine Fears

When dealing with skeptics of vaccine science, understanding their sacred values of prizing purity and independence can help communicate inoculation's benefits.

New Drug Industry Records Track Sales of Unsafe Blood Products in Foreign Markets

The Drug Industry Document Archive (DIDA) – housed at the University of San Francisco – just announced the addition of 58 documents that shed light on decades old decisions about contaminated blood products.

Ecological Anxiety: New Book Taps Medical Fears, Yields Empowering Insights

Having grown up in a "natural is best" kind of environment, Nathanael Johnson became the family skeptic. His book looks at the polarized viewpoints in a world of "global warming, killer germs, and obesity."

A Public Death: Reporters Set Emotions Aside for Public Records Protections

We should be happy to have our death records become part of the public record after we die. It’s good for scientific research. It’s good for genealogical research. It’s good for journalism, too, as the Hartford Courant points out.

Doctor Goes After Retraction Watch, Unleashes Streisand Effect

I had never heard of Dr. Bharat Aggarwal before last week. Nor had I heard the term “meritless thuggery.” Now the two phrases are bouncing around in my head like a Tegan and Sara song.

Complete Health Reporting: Deflate Fearmongering by Demanding Details

Suppose you arrive at work only to be told by your editor that today you're writing about a questionable new study claiming that radiation from the nuclear meltdown in Japan is causing thyroid disorders in U.S. babies. How should you proceed?

Complete Health Reporting: Facebook Forum Shows How Fearmongering Works

When an online news service wrote a story about potential health effects in the U.S. from the nuclear meltdown in Japan, people were frightened. The article was an act of fearmongering that could've been easily avoided.

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