February 2012
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Why journalists need to write about bad doctors
Two recent stories (in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Chicago Tribune) should remind journalists, particularly those who cover health, why it’s so important to keep an eye out on the regulators who oversee doctors.
The Star Tribune series, written by Glenn Howatt and Richard Meryhew, found shocking ineptitude by Minnesota’s Board of Medical Practice. Specifically:
Since 2000,...