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Fact Check: Obama releases long-form birth certificate to try to satisfy critics

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: Obama releases long-form birth certificate to quell birthers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… ates. The White House said he received a special exemption from the Hawaii Department of Health, which keeps the long-form documents confidential.The pdf version of the d …"

"… birth.And on top of that, Chiyome Fukino, the then-director of Hawaii’s Department of Health, released a statement in 2008, saying she had seen the original birth cert …"

"… ending physician.An attorney for Obama, Judith Corley, wrote to the Hawaii Department of Health on April 22, requesting "a waiver of the Department of Health’s policy, …"

"… o the Hawaii Department of Health on April 22, requesting "a waiver of the Department of Health’s policy, so that my client can obtain two certified copies of his origi …"

Do Trump's assertions about Obama's birthplace add up?

By FactCheck.Org

Donald Trump renews unsubstantiated claims about whether President Obama was really born in the United States

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… ital records official, Dr. Chiyome Leinaala Fukino, director of the Hawaii Department of Health, issued a statement in 2009 stating that she had "seen the original vital …"

"… which no longer exists. "Those were listings that came over from the state Department of Health," he said. "They would send the same thing to both papers."This is not emp …"

Emergency room visits up 11 percent in last decade; health care reform could drive numbers higher

By Laurel Adams

More than 100 million people seek help in emergency rooms, a number that could rise as health care reform kicks in

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… to $4,594 for receiving care elsewhere.Health centers participating in the Department of Health and Human Service’s Health Center Program are private, nonprofit organiz …"

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Analysis — The false promise and big profits of ‘mini-med’ health plans

By Wendell Potter

One of the reasons I left my job as a PR executive for the health insurance industry was because I could not in good conscience be a pitchma

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… e market disruption and decrease access to health care, the law allows the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to issue waivers from the ban on restrictive an …"

Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… ed case of Anthrax infection in Alaska history, according to the state’s Department of Health and Social Services.The western Alaska port city of Bethel, with fewer tha …"

Dangerous disease, dangerous remedy

By Jillian Olsen

On the night of September 10, low-flying planes blanketed parts of Nassau County, New York, in a fine mist of Scourge, a mosquito-killing pe

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… atic organisms.And that’s not the only potential risk. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene acknowledged in April 2007 that pesticides sprayed from …"

"… brought by the No Spray Coalition against the city.Even the Nassau County Department of Health says that the human health effects of exposure to broad pesticide spraying …"

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Doctors skittish about health technology despite promise of big federal bucks

By Susan Jaffe

The federal government is paying physicians billions to adopt electronic health records, but doctors still aren't sure they want the cash

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… National Coordinator for Health Information, which runs the program in the Department of Health and Human Services. Of those, nearly 31,000 work in small group practices. …"

"… , Dr. Farzad Mostashari. As an assistant commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Mostashari headed the New York City Primary Care Impro …"

Superfund today

By Joaquin Sapien and Richard Mullins

Massive undertaking to clean up hazardous waste sites has lost both momentum and funding

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… rinated biphenyls (PCBs) were dumped by General Electric Co., the New York Department of Health has linked high PCB blood levels to consumption of fish caught in the rive …"

Loaves, fishes and dirty dishes

By Roel Landingin

Manila's privatized water can't handle the pressure

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… Manila, compared with 54 cases in 1991, according to the Philippines Department of Health. Reports of severe diarrhea-causing infections peaked in 1997 at 109,483 â …"

Privacy advocates want stricter rules for online, patient-controlled health records

By Kimberly Leonard

Privacy groups say clearer rules are needed for online, patient-controlled health records, but an HHS study of the issue is 18 months late

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Health":

"… incentives for the use of personal health records while mandating that the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issue privacy standards. Rep. Charles Boustany, …"

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