Journalism
The Family Fit
Baby boomers run into reality: Now with kids and harried, they face illness and a compromised quality of life. Yet some families find ways to stay fit together. (The Washington Post)
Philanthropy Inc.
How corporate donors enhance their bottom line (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Ice on Jets – Recurring Risk, Tolerated for Years
Federal government fiddled while planes kept crashing for the same reasons
The government’s failure to react to recurring accidents involving wing ice on Fokker F-28’s and DC-9 jets led to tragedy – again and again. It’s hardly the only example of preventable tragedies recurring unnecessarily. (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
U.S. Medical Researchers Flout Rules Around World
In Zambia, Niger and other countries, experimenal risks hidden
On nearly every continent, the U.S. government and its clinical trials partners have hidden risks and undertaken medical experiments without legally required agreements to avoid human rights abuses. (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
In the Name of Healing
Unwitting test subjects in clinical trials often kept in the dark
Doctors infused a solvent also used as a gasoline additive into Laura Michalski’s abdomen. Within hours, she died. Eight years later, her family learned it had been an experiment. Such unwitting test subjects abound: Most of the researchers involved in clinical trials fail to clearly disclose the experimental nature of their work. Risks and alternatives are not always explained (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Pain In The Rust Belt
Economic insecurity in Ohio could make it the new
He had lived the working-class dream, securing a steady job with a high school education. Suddenly, he was unemployed, apprehensive – and ready to take out his frustration on President Bush and challenger John Kerry. A report from Ohio during the 2004 election. (Media General/Tampa Tribune)
Universal Health Insurance: Not a Cure-All
Reform may offer less benefit to minorities and the poor
Many assume disadvantaged minorities, who make up most of the uninsured, would substantially benefit from universal coverage and health reform. Yet studies show better care frequently fails to improve the health of minorities, the poor or the lesser educated. (Congressional Quarterly Researcher)
Local Health Reform: How Tampa Does It
Communities slow hospital admissions and treatable complications
A community the size of Rhode Island raised sales taxes to buy medical coverage for the uninsured. Result: Fewer hospital admissions, reduced complications from treatable ailments such as diabetes and asthma, and savings in property taxes. (Congressional Quarterly Researcher)
Recurring Quest for Health Reform: First Enthusiasm, Then Failure
The usual beneficiaries? Only some of us.
Every 15 years or so, health reform arouses great enthusiasm, only to fail spectacularly. Sometimes, specific populations — the elderly, the disabled, low-income children – have benefited. Universal coverage? Elusive as the Holy Grail. (Congressional Quarterly Researcher)
‘Used Our Kids as Guinea Pigs’
U.S. conducts, pays for experiments on unsuspecting Americans
The letter from school said nothing about a medical experiment (The Plain Dealer)
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