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Medical schools plug holes in conflict-of-interest policies

Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Dan Nguyen, ProPublica — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:30:47 +0000

The University of Colorado School of Medicine approved new rules explicitly prohibiting physicians from participating in drug company's speaker's bureaus. With ample wiggle room for "research and educational opportunities."

Commentary: Immigrants for sale

Axel Woolfolk Caballero, Cuéntame — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:38:43 +0000

Georgia is the latest state to pass an…

Congress, courts curtail whistleblower protections

Marian Wang, ProPublica — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:06:20 +0000

House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday targeting the already-delayed…

Fracking: The Musical

Wendy Norris — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:06:51 +0000

You knew it was only a matter of time. Fracking gets its own soundtrack.

Scientific study links flammable drinking water to fracking

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:08:19 +0000

For the first time, a scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing with a pattern of drinking water contamination so severe that some faucets can be lit on fire.

Wyoming sovereign group calls for fed do-over

Stateline — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:53:55 +0000

A loosely organized political movement that believes the…

‘Obamacare’ foes eye interstate compacts

Stateline — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:31:57 +0000

Governors who oppose the national health care act…

Rainy day funds explained

Stateline — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:28:23 +0000

To an unusual degree, rainy day funds have become…

Slow Internet cripples rural economy; West ranks last

Public News Service — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:02:21 +0000

Montana Internet speeds are the slowest in the…

Financial ties bind medical societies to drug and device makers

Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Dan Nguyen, ProPublica — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:39:15 +0000

From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of cardiologists attending this week's Heart Rhythm Society conference have been bombarded with pitches for drugs and medical devices.