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Let's say you asked for data during the early stages of reporting, but the agency in question told you, "Tough luck." Contributor William Heisel offers tips on how to fill an empty spreadsheet with pluck and will.

The new acting Medicare chief is on to something: The idea that meaningful use of Internet communications between patients and doctors should really mean something. But instead of a narrow interpretation of meaningful use relating to electronic health records, it’s time to go a step further.

An online health startup called Nurx bills itself as the "Uber for birth control." Dr. Monya De takes the site out for a spin, and finds she has some serious reservations along the way.

A new Health Matters webinar this week explored just how different the health care spending map looks when researchers are given access to price and spending data from private insurance plans.

Applications being accepted for both the USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism/s 2016 National Health Journalism Fellowship and International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) new program, "Covering Malaria Elimination in Africa: A Fellowship for U.S. Journalists."

You don’t have to be a math whiz to make this calculation: If you see a chart, map or visualization, there must be data behind it. It's a good practice for reporters to ask for the underlying data.

Twenty-some years ago, my kids tested with high lead levels. My partner and I were shocked and horrified. What had caused this?

Business Insider needs a Health Reporter, plus, About.com is hiring freelance writers and editors across the country. Check out all this week's opportunities.

Citing recent research, our Slow Medicine bloggers write that "we are still exposing far too many patients to an intensity of care at the end of life that leaves their family members with additional grief and regret."