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Government orders Columbia to tell patients 'true nature' of drug study

By Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee

October 7, 2009

Officials say research may have caused harm to people who had heart surgery

Howard Rich’s Tight-Lipped Donors

By Robert Brodsky

November 8, 2006

Howard Rich’s Tight-Lipped Donors

Traceability elusive in global trade of human parts

By Kate Willson and Mar Cabra

July 19, 2012

The paper trail following human remains is not foolproof — in some cases, infected tissue can be impossible to track down.

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Growth of electronic medical records eases path to inflated bills

By Fred Schulte

September 19, 2012

Billing software helps medical professionals document higher fees.

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"… a year. Another cites a medical journal report that a medical practice in Utah “produced an average billable gain of $26 per patient visit.” Ros …"

Cook County sparks national changes in mental health care for delinquent youth

By Ed Finkel, Dick Mendel and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

April 24, 2013

Cook County sparks national changes in treatment for delinquent youth.

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