Friday, May 24, 2013 - 5:07pm
Despite media exposes and a public backlash, a lot of meat and seafood is treated with less than savory methods to keep it looking fresh
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May 24, 2013
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 12:09pm
As the deadline for the Affordable Care Act’s implementation draws nearer, the largest state in the union and often a bellwether, has revealed its plans and rates for a key element of health reform – the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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May 24, 2013
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 5:00am
The story about Medicare removing information about hospital-acquired conditions from its Hospital Compare website appears to be changing. I'm still left wondering who started the wheels in motion for the original story about the data. The reporter had to have gotten this idea somewhere.
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May 24, 2013
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:00am
If you are currently covering aging and gerontological studies consider applying for the GSA fellowship, accepting applications until July 1.
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May 23, 2013
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 2:00pm
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 times in the Golden State.
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May 22, 2013
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 6:00am
Reporting on genetically modified organisms bills in your state? Here's some helpful tips for following the money trail of political donations.
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May 22, 2013
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Monday, May 20, 2013 - 6:00am
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 surgeries to dramatically lower her own cancer risk.
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May 20, 2013
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Monday, May 20, 2013 - 5:00am
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.
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May 20, 2013
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 9:40am
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 lawfully residing poor children failed to pass this year.
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May 17, 2013
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 6:00am
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.
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May 17, 2013
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 5:00am
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—physician, scientist, advocate—by exercising in a way she inspired.
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May 17, 2013
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:00am
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 listings.
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May 17, 2013
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 10:23am
Raj Kumari lost vision in her right eye due to measles. She was never vaccinated for the disease.
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May 16, 2013
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 5:00am
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.
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May 16, 2013
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 5:00am
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 headlines let on.
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May 15, 2013
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