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This story about a congressman accepting a challenge to live healthier for 30 days and encouraging constituents to do the same came out of the blue....

There is a saying bouncing around regional Indian country right now. It goes: When the wrong people leave your life, the right things happen. That is hitting the mark for me right now. I had left a taxing relationship and within weeks, I received my Health Fellowship. I left USC feeling a certain de

For her masterful series on the irrationality of the country's health care pricing system, Elisabeth Rosenthal had to rethink reader feedback as a rich potential source of stories and subjects rather than just a zany grab bag of complaints and comments.

We have no problem opting-in to privacy policies from iTunes or Angry Birds, and yet many express unease at the idea of hospitals using our data to intervene in our health care. Do health providers just need better incentives to get people to share?

In advance of next week's 2014 National Health Journalism Fellowship in Los Angeles, here's a preview of the wide-ranging projects this year's fellows will report out in the months to come.

The on-line journal Argument & Critique has published my academic treatment of the shaken baby syndrome literature, after an editorial exchange that has clarified my understanding of the media's role in the professional debate about shaken baby syndrome and sharpened my appreciation for The Nati

St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Bismarck Tribune are both in need of new health care reporters. Check out this week's full listing of job, intern and fellowship opportunities.

Black Market for Health Services operates indiscriminately in cities near the border between the two countries.

Mental health patients and the developmentally disabled are some of the most vulnerable people in our society and unfortunately, even with the best of intentions, the system can let them down.

Through a series of taxes and initiatives, OKC has ushered in a renaissance downtown, revitalized its school system, and inspired residents to lose weight. It's a remarkable turnaround story, with lessons for other cities.