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Should Health Journalists Use Hospital Safety Data?

Learn the promises and pitfalls of using hospital safety data in your reporting in this Q&A with Kaiser Health News' Jordan Rau.

Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Now OK, Says Federal Appeals Court

A victory for anti-smoking advocates, revving up for the Supremes and health reform, and silence on cancer clusters in Illinois, plus more from our Top 5 Today news roundup.

Big Gulps for Little Leagues: Hear What Soft Drink Companies Say, Show What They Do

Coca-Cola says it doesn't market to kids under 12. The Prevention Institute is skeptical. Here's why.

Back to the Colonias -- This Time for Women's Health

I had no idea how soon I’d be back to the Texas-Mexico border, back to the colonias, and back in The New York Times -- on an entirely different health-related story.

Reuters: Catholic Church Pressured Komen to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood

Why did Catholic bishops pressure the Komen Foundation to withdraw financial support from Planned Parenthood? One investigative reporter has the answers.

Ending the silence: Asian Pacific Americans urged to increase HIV/AIDS testing

It is three in the morning and Philip, 27, wakes up from a nightmare that he soon forgets. Vivid dreams and dizziness are recurring experiences, side effects he attributes to taking Atripla, a pill he consumes daily because he has AIDS.

Patient safety in Oregon--How I got the story

My experience reporting on health care in Oregon has been mostly positive, particularly with regards to transparency. Public information is typically handed over without fuss, officials are reachable and often willing to talk and the state, at least from my experience, has a generally favorable attitude toward the press. When I started my project on patient safety, I figured I would encounter much the same thing. I was wrong.

Less Universal, Less Care? Health Reform's Impact on "Healthy San Francisco" Experiment

Is health reform to "blame" for sea changes in San Francisco's experiment in universal access to health care for city residents? Learn more and get tips for reporting on health reform in your own community.

Complete Health Reporting: Keep NNT on the Tip of Your Tongue

The most exciting exchange erupting on Twitter last week wasn’t about Kony 2012. Or Nandito Ako. It was about NNT — number needed to treat.

Antibiotic Stewardship in the U.S. Woefully Weak, Experts At Global Conference Say

A confluence of factors including an inflexible regulatory enviroment that discourages research and discovery, a paltry research pipeline for drugs for the most serious illnesses, and a tendency for physicians to unnecessarily prescribe antibiotics for routine aches and pains is largely responsible for the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections in humans, speakers at a major conference on infectious diseases this week announced.

Should Health Journalists Use Hospital Safety Data?

Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Now OK, Says Federal Appeals Court

Big Gulps for Little Leagues: Hear What Soft Drink Companies Say, Show What They Do

Back to the Colonias -- This Time for Women's Health

Reuters: Catholic Church Pressured Komen to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood

Ending the silence: Asian Pacific Americans urged to increase HIV/AIDS testing

Patient safety in Oregon--How I got the story

Less Universal, Less Care? Health Reform's Impact on "Healthy San Francisco" Experiment

Complete Health Reporting: Keep NNT on the Tip of Your Tongue

Antibiotic Stewardship in the U.S. Woefully Weak, Experts At Global Conference Say

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