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Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars
By
Joe Eaton
,
Elizabeth Lucas
and
David Donald
January 30, 2011
High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare
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Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs
By
Joe Eaton
October 17, 2011
Data analysis on digital mammography Medicare claims
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
January 28, 2011
Research methodology
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
Landmark diesel exhaust study stalled amid industry and congressional objections
By
Jim Morris
February 6, 2012
Brain cancer trial may influence science on toxic chemical
By
Jim Morris
September 15, 2010
A McCullom Lake, Ill., plant, operated by Rohm and Haas, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., is at the root of a potentially groundbreaking la
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Landmark diesel exhaust study stalled amid industry and congressional objections
By
Jim Morris
February 6, 2012
Black lung surges back in coal country
By
Chris Hamby
July 8, 2012
Key findings
By
The Int'l Consortium of Investigative Journalists
July 21, 2010
Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs
By
Joe Eaton
October 17, 2011
Data analysis on digital mammography Medicare claims
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
January 28, 2011
The Center analyzed Medicare claims data obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). For the digital mammography ana
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Research methodology
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars
By
Joe Eaton
,
Elizabeth Lucas
and
David Donald
January 30, 2011
GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves
By
Kimberly Leonard
March 14, 2011
FACT CHECK: Bachmann wrongly calls the health care law the largest entitlement program in history
By
FactCheck.Org
August 2, 2011
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Forty percent of Medicare spending on common cancer screenings unnecessary, probe suggests
By
Rochelle Sharpe
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
Forty percent of Medicare spending on common cancer screenings may be unnecessary
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Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs
By
Joe Eaton
October 17, 2011
Options for cervical cancer check depend on age
By
The Associated Press
March 15, 2012
Research methodology
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
2 plead guilty in Miss. chemotherapy fraud case
By
The Associated Press
July 13, 2012
Research methodology
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
A look at how data was gathered for Medicare reporting
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Data analysis on digital mammography Medicare claims
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
January 28, 2011
Forty percent of Medicare spending on common cancer screenings unnecessary, probe suggests
By
Rochelle Sharpe
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs
By
Joe Eaton
October 17, 2011
Court weighs making health coverage a fact of life
By
The Associated Press
March 19, 2012
Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs
By
Joe Eaton
October 17, 2011
New report shows little difference despite increased costs for digital
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Forty percent of Medicare spending on common cancer screenings unnecessary, probe suggests
By
Rochelle Sharpe
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars
By
Joe Eaton
,
Elizabeth Lucas
and
David Donald
January 30, 2011
Research methodology
By
David Donald
and
Elizabeth Lucas
October 7, 2011
U.S. asbestos imports condemned by health experts, activists
By
Jim Morris
April 4, 2013
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Landmark diesel exhaust study stalled amid industry and congressional objections
By
Jim Morris
February 6, 2012
Publication of a landmark government study of lung cancer in miners is delayed by an industry group and its congressional allies
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Black lung surges back in coal country
By
Chris Hamby
July 8, 2012
Brain cancer trial may influence science on toxic chemical
By
Jim Morris
September 15, 2010
Diesel dangers: Mining companies get first look at government cancer study
By
Jim Morris
and
Chris Hamby
September 27, 2010
Costs for 9/11 emergency responders’ health plan under scrutiny
By
Laurel Adams
December 7, 2010
2 plead guilty in Miss. chemotherapy fraud case
By
The Associated Press
July 13, 2012
Doctor, billing agent plead guilty to charges related to diluted chemotherapy case in Miss.
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Namibia
By
Victoria Kreha
November 30, 2006
Thailand
By
Sheetal Doshi
November 30, 2006
Nigeria
By
Victoria Kreha
November 30, 2006
Mozambique
By
Victoria Kreha
November 30, 2006
U.S. asbestos imports condemned by health experts, activists
By
Jim Morris
April 4, 2013
More than 50 countries have banned asbestos, a toxic mineral linked to cancer and other diseases. The United States isn't one of them.
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Exporting an epidemic
By
Jim Morris
July 21, 2010
The Brockovich of Brazil
By
Jim Morris
July 21, 2010
Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs
By
Joe Eaton
October 17, 2011
A growing death toll in Mexico
By
Ana Avila
July 21, 2010
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