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Last week’s #healthnewsgems

After a two-week hiatus, here are last week’s #healthnewsgems. I appreciate the nominations.

With Vaccines, Bill Gates Changes The World Again by @matthewherper ow.ly/7mCoZ

Safety concerns raised after back-to-back patient killings at Perkins ow.ly/7mCFo By @scottmcalvert & Justin Fenton

Analysis: Corporate defendants rack up wins in “test” trials by @moira0101 ow.ly/7mES9 h/t @wheisel

A Nursing Home Shrinks Until It Feels Like a Home by @nytimes ow.ly/7mEIa h/t @andrewmseaman

The Healthy Skeptic: Seeing through skin supplements’ claims by @latimes ow.ly/7mEB7 h/t @andrewmseaman

Repeal Obamacare? Good Luck by @armstrongdrew and Kristen Jensen ow.ly/7mEoG h/t @ddiamond

Why we don’t really know if there are more people with autism, or just more diagnoses by @kweintraub ow.ly/7mDSA

Firms Seeking to Pitch Off-Label Uses by @wsj ow.ly/7mDK8

Health Guideline Panels Struggle with Conflicts of Interest by Duff Wilson @nytimes ow.ly/7mDyh

Infographic: See How Much Your Health Care Costs Are Rising by @Good ow.ly/7mD1K

Insurer profits at issue in Anthem Health Plans of Maine suit, by @julie_appleby wapo.st/v53C0c