The Reporting on Health Daily Briefing

News you can (and should) use: our curated daily collection of ideas and resources for your work, plus some fun stuff.

A Landmark Court Case Over California's Medicaid Cuts

A landmark court case over Medicaid cuts, soy slammed for menopause, and bureaucratic delays in HIV/AIDS care for some Atlantans, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Kids' Home-Packed Lunches: Not As Safe As We Think

Preschoolers' lunches and food safety, a slowdown in hospital building, men get breast cancer too, and more in our Daily Briefing.

In California, Smoking Rates Fall to Historic Low

Why California has fewer smokers,anti-depressant bonanza, a lifesaving test for newborns and more from our Daily Briefing.

In California Program Allowing Food Stamps At Restaurants, Fast Food Joints Rule

Fast food and food stamps, cutbacks in worker safety programs, Jerry's Kids loses Jerry and more from our Daily Briefing.

U.S. Salmonella Outreak: As Investigation Continues, a Death in California

The latest on a national salmonella outbreak, rising Medicare and Medicaid costs and good news for some Californians with expensive health insurance, plus more in our Daily Briefing.

Chicken Pox Vaccine Nearly Eliminates Childhood Deaths from the Disease

A vaccine success story, making money of Medicare patients, cholera on the rise in Haiti and more from our Daily Briefing.

Medicaid Workers: Conservative Activist James O'Keefe Strikes Again

James O'Keefe's "exposé" of Medicaid workers, the high cost of family caregivers and good news for statins, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Campbell's puts the salt back into its soups

We start the week in the Daily Briefing with a salty story, global health and the CIA in Pakistan, and ideas for writing about AIDS.

Breathing on the School Bus: Air Quality Compromised, Research Suggests

Bad air on school buses, the benefits of Medicaid, concerns over hospice care and more from our Daily Briefing.

Some California Schoolchildren Return to Class Sans Whooping Cough Vaccination

Whooping cough vaccinations for schoolkids, a stalled worker safety rule, medical debt woes and more from our Daily Briefing.


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