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Lessons learned: Rural immigrants, food and health in Minnesota

Latinos are the fastest-growing minority group in Minnesota. Tens of thousands of mostly-Mexican immigrants have settled in the state in the last decade, and much of that growth has happened outside of the Twin Cities in smaller communities like Rochester, Worthington and Faribault.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Buffett: Warren Buffett's Cancer as a Teachable Moment.

A million-dollar prostate, new revelations on breast cancer, the link (or lack thereof) between gum disease and heart attacks, problems with biotech crops and more from our Daily Briefing.

Salmonella outbreak from 'scrape' yellowfin tuna continues to sicken many

Sushi salmonella rolls, saving on health costs by improving quality of life, tying doctor pay to the value they provide, the trouble with market-based health reform, and more from our Daily Briefing.

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?

New toolkit tip for understanding studies from HealthNewsReview.org

Surrogate markers may not tell the whole story - and we explain why in our latest entry to our online toolkit.

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.

Efforts to Cut Down on Opioid Pain Prescriptions

A new hypothesis on autism, more data on the "fat genes," the problem of oral health, rethinking autonomy for the mentally ill and more from our Daily Briefing.

Success from scratch

Last summer, seven of West Virginia's poorest counties agreed to try cooking lunch and breakfast with fresh ingredients all year, five days a week. They would offer meals free to all students who want to eat.

Lack of National Reporting Mandate for Hospital Infections Hurts Consumers

Hospitals across the country are using near-total discretion in the way they disclose infections that occur as a result of surgeries, cause over 8,000 deaths annually in the U.S., and cost an additional $10 billion per year to the healthcare system, a new study underscoring the need for public reporting standards has found.

Lessons learned: Rural immigrants, food and health in Minnesota

What We Talk About When We Talk About Buffett: Warren Buffett's Cancer as a Teachable Moment.

Salmonella outbreak from 'scrape' yellowfin tuna continues to sicken many

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

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

New toolkit tip for understanding studies from HealthNewsReview.org

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

Efforts to Cut Down on Opioid Pain Prescriptions

Success from scratch

Lack of National Reporting Mandate for Hospital Infections Hurts Consumers

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