Insights

Recently released data from the CDC shows children on Medicaid are going to the ER at rates higher than uninsured kids or those on private insurance, and often for reasons having little to do with medical emergencies. And that can mean higher costs for the public health system.

Take a look at this week's jobs opportunities, which include positions at National Journal, Kaiser Family Foundation, Cincinnati.com, and U.S. News & World Report, among others.

Ireland is on the verge of allowing death certificates to omit the cause of death, largely to spare family members of suicide victims from seeing the word "suicide" on the form. But is that reason enough to conceal the facts on such a critical document?

Hiding causes of death can become a major hurdle in getting accurate reads on health problems. Calling suicides something else on death certificates or striking the word “suicide” from the public record will have a similar effect.

This week take a look at new positions from Cambridge University Press and the America Health Care Association.

A study on vicarious trauma found lasting impacts on the mental health of some children whose family was involved in the manhunt for Boston marathon bomber.

Time to jump on the butter bandwagon? Read the headlines this year and you could easily think, "Why not?" But researchers say the media's coverage on the topic has been misleading and lacking nuance. Their criticisms offer useful lessons for journalists covering health research.

Spending money to track hospital-acquired infections and complications could save money in the long run.

When the country's top patient-safety advocates went to address U.S. senators in July, only three out of nearly two dozen committee members bothered to attend. The no-shows missed urgent testimony and tragic stories of deaths that should've been prevented.