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Nurses protesting mandatory flu vaccinations at Children’s Hospital
As local clinics struggle to meet the demand for swine flu vaccines, nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital in Kearny Mesa are challenging a new policy that mandates vaccinations for all employees. On...
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Beth Green is back!
Living With Reality logo Undeterred by by CityBeat‘s critical reporting, The Steam’s New-Age leader Beth Green is back with a new column at SDNN. This time, she’s challenging pharmaceutical culture:...
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Judge rules that union grievance against Children’s Hospital’s flu...
A court battle over a mandatory flu vaccination policy at Rady Children’s Hospital has come to an end. Well, almost. Today, U.S. District Judge Michael Anello ruled in favor of the United Nurses of...
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U-T editorial repeats baseless claim about Brown election
Today, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an editorial skewering the state Senate Appropriations Committee for endorsing a single-payer healthcare system for California. Here are the opening...
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Circumcision bonus links
If my story this week, “Circumspection: The foreskin is only the tip of the controversy,” wasn’t enough… On KPBS (89.5 FM) this morning, “These Days” covered the circumcision controversy. I joined...
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Foreskin seller posts growth, predicts $100 million in stimulus business
Anti-circumcision activists went nuts in the comments on our story last week about local biotech companies who use foreskin fibroblasts (cells derived from the excised neonatal skin) in their health...
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Bombs vs. Benefits
Ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. It’s a cliche, but also a fundamental part of economic theory: There’s always an opportunity cost. And when it comes to federal spending, I like to check in with...
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San Diegan’s anti-circumcision bill gets a hearing in Massachusetts
UPDATE 03/17/10: According to the Foreskin Restoration/Intactivist Network message board, the bill was rejected yesterday. The Boston Herald indicates that it was more a matter of time running out than...
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Issa launches new push for his health-care bill
A month ago, we examined Congressman Darrell Issa’s HR 3438, a health-care bill that would fulfill Barack Obama’s campaign promise to offer the public the same insurance options as members of...
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Photo of the day: Health-care graffiti
Seen in the men’s bathroom on the first floor of the building CityBeat shares with various artists’ studios and other small businesses: Text: “Thank you Pres Obama: Health care for all, finally !!! +...
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T&B: Poppies & poopies for Popaditch
Nick Popaditch at an El Cajon Tea Party Rally. Thumbnail courtesy of Will Parson. Click the image to enlarge. In last week’s paper, CityBeat spoke to Nick Popaditch, Republican candidate for...
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Public comment: Blood discrimination
CityBeat‘s policy is to publish letters to the editor that comment on something the letter writer read in our paper. But sometimes I’ll get letters on random topics. Maybe I’ll post those here once in...
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