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When Isolation Hinders Health: Reporting in Rural California

When I left for a week of reporting in rural California in late February, I didn't know I would come back with two stories about the devastating health consequences of isolation.

I'm not just talking about the geographic isolation one finds in a remote area. From the hilly evergreen landscape of eastern Shasta County, to the agricultural flatlands of Tulare County in the South Central Valley, I witnessed how isolation can leave people in the dark about keeping healthy, lead to emotional despair, and pose real barriers to quality of life.

Global Measles Cases Down But Not Out

A safe shingles vaccine, irrational hospital charges, insurance attempts to circumvent court ruling, a rapidly dwindingling Medicare fund and more from our Daily Briefing.

Killing Fields' Legacy

Nearly 40 years later, Cambodian refugees who can bear telling their stories recall atrocities in vivid detail, with an immediacy that is palpable.

Denver Post: Whatever Happened to that FDA E. Coli Investigation?

A "disappeared" food safety investigation, fines for polluting school buses, new sports medicine advances and more from our Daily Briefing.

Are Health Care Districts Hoarding Money that Could Help the Uninsured?

A scandalous situation involving a health care district in one of California’s most affluent regions raises the question: how are these taxpayer-supported agencies spending — or hoarding — their money?

FollowTheMoney.org: Using Campaign Finance Data to Look at Pharma, Vaccine Industry Influence

Tips for following the money trail of vaccine exemption legislation in your state.

Daily Briefing: Dementia Cases Worldwide to Double by 2030

A worldwide rise in dementia cases, a new Planned Parenthood lawsuit, a painkiller crackdown and more from our Daily Briefing.

Los Angeles neighborhood bears the brunt of air pollution

As summer temperatures rise, so do fears of asthma and other illnesses caused by all the air pollution converging on the east Los Angeles community of Boyle Heights. With its proximity to freeways, industrial sites and shipping corridors, activists say the geography of Boyle Heights brings a disproportionate health burden to residents.

FollowTheMoney.org: The Power of Tracking Money in Legislative Committees

Legislators who sit on influential committees wield a lot of power over proposed laws that directly affect special interests. Political players know that legislative committees are the place to affect legislation, often with little public scrutiny.

Q&A with Leigh Turner, Part 3: Celltex Tries to Intimidate a Whistleblower

Bioethicist Leigh Turner describes how the stem cell company Celltex tried to intimidate him and his university when he asked the FDA to investigate the company.

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