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The Reporter Who Kicked the Doctor's Nest

Kansas City Star reporter Alan Bavley was just doing his job. In response to his watchdog stories on medical malpractice, federal officials yanked public portions of a national doctor database offline and threatened him with fines. Now, journalists are pushing back.

Secret History: Five Tips from the Kansas City Star's Malpractice Investigation

Alan Bavley at the Kansas City Star found an opening in Missouri state law, drove a truck into it and loaded it up with facts for his story on Kansas and Missouri doctors who had histories of alleged malpractice, yet whose medical board records were spotless.

Q&A with Mary Flowers: Looking for New Ways to Improve Patient Safety

Illinois state lawmaker Mary Flowers plans to resurrect some of the state's patient rights' legislation. Here's how she plans to do it.

Q&A with Mary Flowers: Reviving the Fight for Patients' Rights

Illinois state Rep. Mary Flowers talks with me about how Antidote's Doctors Behaving Badly series helped revive her patient safety bill.

Science Starts to Catch Up to Buggy Hospital Scrubs

Researchers are finally starting to answer the question of whether hospital scrubs can pose a danger to patients — and people on the subway.

Full Disclosure: Universities Should Make Ghostwriting Disappear

Shannon Brownlee offers a not-so-modest proposal for universities to stamp out pharma ghostwriting benefiting researchers.

Full Disclosure: Follow the Rules and Avoid the Ghostwriting Walk of Shame

Always pay for your own dinner and other rules for academics who interested in working with pharmaceutical companies — but want to retain their independence.

Full Disclosure, Part 2: Academics Entering Pharma Partnerships Should Have a Dating Rulebook

Remember that dating book "The Rules"? Academics entering into partnerships with pharmaceutical companies could use a similar set of rules to avoid future career heartbreak.

Sleep Should Be a Priority for Patients, Especially in the Pediatric Unit

Everyone worries about whether medical residents are getting enough rest to safely care for patients. But why aren't hospitalized patients — especially children — allowed to get the sleep they need to recover?

The Shadow Practice: Medical Board Slaps Wrist of Doctor Who Ran as Patient Died

By the time the San Gabriel police caught up with Dr. Lars Hanson, he was half-naked, locked in his car and refusing to answer questions about a patient who had been sent to the ER from his unlicensed abortion clinic. So why is he only getting a slap on the wrist from California's medical board?

The Reporter Who Kicked the Doctor's Nest

Secret History: Five Tips from the Kansas City Star's Malpractice Investigation

Q&A with Mary Flowers: Looking for New Ways to Improve Patient Safety

Q&A with Mary Flowers: Reviving the Fight for Patients' Rights

Science Starts to Catch Up to Buggy Hospital Scrubs

Full Disclosure: Universities Should Make Ghostwriting Disappear

Full Disclosure: Follow the Rules and Avoid the Ghostwriting Walk of Shame

Full Disclosure, Part 2: Academics Entering Pharma Partnerships Should Have a Dating Rulebook

Sleep Should Be a Priority for Patients, Especially in the Pediatric Unit

The Shadow Practice: Medical Board Slaps Wrist of Doctor Who Ran as Patient Died

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