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In the movie "The Way" starring Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez and a host of other fine actors there is a point when Martin Sheen says to his son “I chose my life” at which his son, Emilio Estevez states, “You don’t choose a life, dad. You live one.”...

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is among the most famous and expensive hospitals in the country. Experts say it makes a great test case to see whether big-name hospitals can thrive in an era of cost-cutting and shrinking networks.

Check out health editor jobs at SELF Magazine and Bottom Line Productions. Plus applications are still being accepted for the 2014 National Health Journalism Fellowship.

New York journalist Anthony Advincula discusses the challenge of finding a subject willing to speak openly on the sensitive issue.

Legislation proposed in Washington state could leave the public in the dark when it comes to the case histories of troubled physicians such as Dr. John Perry.

While he was on probation for failing to have a surgeon handle a patient's bowel repairs, Dr. John Perry continued his dangerous ways -- this time with a cancer patient who should have seen an oncologist.

In California, Certified Enrollment Counselors fill a role under the Affordable Care Act similar to the one that’s often described as a “navigator” on a national level. But under Covered California, CECs and navigators are not the same thing.

Reporters interested in exploring topics in mental health and illness check out The Carter Center's latest fellowship. Also listed are opportunities at POLITICO Pro and The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

According to a 2005 U.S. Department of Education longitudinal study, about half of those with disabilities enrolled in post-secondary coursework did not define themselves as disabled.

An estimated 400,000 people end up in one of the 250 detention centers across the United States annually -- the majority being Hispanic.