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posted 05/13/2012

Why focusing on obesity is a gift for the food industry.

posted 05/11/2012

Why the childhood obesity prevention movement is still struggling.

posted 05/09/2012

A high-level painkiller probe, why the GOP is targeting Medicare in an election year, the military's massive free health clinic in Alabama and more from our Daily Briefing.

posted 05/08/2012

Why is the Obama administration still putting taxpayer dollars into abstinence-only sex education? One journalist examines the issue.

posted 05/07/2012

Why Medicaid rolls grew during the recession, living alone with Alzheimer's, and new tattoo regs in California, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

posted 05/04/2012

In a controversial JAMA essay, Dr. Paul Offit says taxpayers are spending millions on federal research into misguided alternative medicine treatments. Why are we still doing it?

posted 05/02/2012

Facebook promotes organ donation in a big way, the pros and cons of breakfast at school, and an attack on alternative medicine, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

posted 05/01/2012

How do you sort through the cacophony of health conversations taking place on Twitter? Healthcare hashtags can help.

posted 04/30/2012

Drug shortages still painful for patients, little scrutiny of medical devices, contraception hurdles and more from our Daily Briefing.

posted 04/27/2012

Fixing Medicare without paying for it, health reform's insurance rebates, and controversial distribution of a heroin overdose antidote, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Awards and Updates

Excellence in Print Journalism - Newspaper Publications - awarded by Society for Women's Health Research

For articles about microbicides, an HIV-prevention method for women now being studied around the world.

Barbara Feder Ostrov's Blog

Some last words of wisdom as ReportingonHealth's deputy editor says goodbye. more »
posted 12/06/12
Marjie Lundstrom's medical ethics scoop was a jaw-dropper: two California doctors had... more »
posted 12/04/12
As Congress considers Medicare cuts during fiscal cliff negotiations, we review Trudy Lieberman's... more »
posted 11/28/12

Barbara Feder Ostrov's Latest Comments

Posted by Barbara Feder Ostrov | Tuesday, 2012-10-16, 12:11
Hi, Carolyn, thanks again for the great post! Here's the link to the image, which I found on...
Posted by Barbara Feder Ostrov | Monday, 2012-10-15, 11:47
Hi, Isobel, that depends on the employer posting the jobs - you'd have to connect with them...
Posted by Barbara Feder Ostrov | Thursday, 2012-08-09, 14:49
Check out Blythe Bernhard's story, which I missed earlier: http://bit.ly/RE4727

Barbara Feder Ostrov's Work

Here's a recap of the latest developments on the health reform front, along with some helpful resources and story ideas for your community.

March 21, 2010, 10 p.m. PST

My odyssey into the world of tuberculosis began with a simple remark by a well-connected friend in the summer of 2007: "Have you heard that the county TB clinic is overwhelmed with cases?"