Harold DeMonaco, MS is one of our most active story reviewers and is fast becoming one of our most active guest bloggers as well. Here is his latest opinion column. ———————————————————- Given the extremes on both sides of the aisle this political season, no ad campaign by either side should be surprising. At least that’s [...]
The following is a guest post submitted by Harold DeMonaco, MS, one of our story reviewers on HealthNewsReview.org. The opinions are his. US Representative Steve King (R) of Iowa has introduced a bill (No Hungry Kids Act, H.R. 6418) that would effectively repeal recent US Department of Agriculture guidelines for maximum calories contained in school [...]
The following is a guest post submitted by Harold DeMonaco, MS, one of our expert story reviewers for HealthNewsReview.org. The opinions stated are his. —————————————————————————————— I, like many, read the internet version of my local newspaper. And in doing so, I am provided with an opportunity to view the comments of my fellow residents on [...]
The Associated Press reported this week on the marketing of a new line of menopause products – “a line of products that target 50 million American women who are or will soon go through menopause. Priced between $3.99 and $7.99, the line includes lubricant for vaginal dryness, panty freshener stickers and feminine wash for odor [...]
The following is a guest post by Dr. Bradley Flansbaum, who blogs on The Hospitalist Leader, is a Hospitalist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and is active in health policy at local and national levels. ——————————————————————————– Given the cost restraints our health system must undergo, it is incumbent on our elected officials [...]
The following is a guest post from Dr. Richard Hoffman, MD, MPH, one of our HealthNewsReview.org reviewers. ———————————————————————— We live in interesting times. Last week, the Supreme Court largely upheld the Affordable Care Act.* Two weeks ago, legislation (H.R. 5998) was introduced that threatens the autonomy of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The legislation [...]
The National Association for Proton Therapy states that there are currently 10 proton beam radiation facilities operating in the US, with 5 more under construction and 2 “in development.” Currently, the UK has none, but the National Health Service has announced plans to build centers in Manchester and London. Until then, the NHS says it [...]
Minnesota is the home of several medical device makers. So there’s been a lot of editorializing about the medical device tax in the Affordable Care Act. There has been some criticism of Minnesota politicians over whose interests they represent on the issue. Today’s Star Tribune carries a commentary from an industry spokesman – Dale Wahlstrom, [...]
Here’s a glimpse of just some of the commentary on NY mayor Bloomberg’s call for a ban on supersized soda in any public place regulated by the city health department. It’s become a battle of clever headlines: Soda Jerk Soda Plan Fizzles Sugar Daddy City Health Weasels Go “Pop” On Philly.com, William Saletan called Bloomberg [...]
I’ve recently become aware of – and hope to collaborate and share ideas with – a Canadian website called EvidenceNetwork.ca. The founders describe this as “a non-partisan web-based project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Manitoba Health Research Council to make the latest evidence on controversial health policy issues available to the media. [...]
This story focuses on a family that may have a rare genetic mutation that increases their risk of heart disease. Unfortunately, the “rare” part wasn’t mentioned until 1,600 words into this 2,100 word story.
While this story adequately addressed 7 of our 10 criteria, the 3 on which it missed were significant omissions, yet could have been easily addressed.
Solid medical conference reporting, with many expert interviews and good context provided. Goes far beyond the conference presentation itself.
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