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Price Tags: The Elephant in the Room in Health Carenew

Selling stuff to patients is like supplying the Pentagon: Welcome to the wonderful land of the surreal markup. When you're sick or in pain, you do not shop for bargains -- which is the main reason that the free-market model is a catastrophe for health care.
Tucson Weekly  |  Renee Downing  |  11-11-2009  |  Science

If You May One Day Need to Go to an ER, You Should Support Health-Care Reformnew

The health-care reform debate has stirred strong emotions, but all the attention has been paid to the fury and fear on the right. Take it from me: There's plenty of both on the other side.
Tucson Weekly  |  Renee Downing  |  09-16-2009  |  Science

For the Kidsnew

Since government agencies often ignore or dismiss disease clusters, parents and scientists are taking matters into their own hands.
Tucson Weekly  |  Renee Downing  |  05-17-2006  |  Science

The Mercury Thingnew

Evidence is mounting that vaccinations may have played a part in the skyrocketing autism rate.
Tucson Weekly  |  Renee Downing  |  03-01-2006  |  Science

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