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Posts by hdcoadmin
VA’s opiate overload feeds veterans’ addictions, overdose deaths
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the agency charged with helping veterans recover from war instead masks their pain with potent drugs, feeding addictions and contributing to a fatal overdose rate among VA patients that is nearly double the national average.
Read MoreCampus crime reports not painting accurate picture of safety around USF, Univ. of Tampa, elsewhere
Following a rash of violent crimes around the USF campus, WTSP’s investigative team digs into federal Clery Act reporting to expose the hidden dangers around many college campuses. Most students will never know their off-campus apartments are often in the most dangerous parts of town – and most universities do little to prepare them for…
Read MoreDeaths Linked to Cardiac Stents Rise as Overuse Seen
“When stents are used to restore blood flow in heart attack patients, few dispute they are beneficial. These and other acute cases account for about half of the 700,000 stent procedures in the U.S. annually. Among the other half — elective-surgery patients in stable condition — overuse, death, injury and fraud have accompanied the devices’…
Read More‘We Felt Like We Were Above the Law’: How the NCAA Endangers Women
A new report on Oklahoma State’s use of “hostesses” to lure in recruits reveals yet another instance of the NCAA normalizing sexism, the Atlantic reports. The protective culture of men’s college athletics in Division I can be harmful to women. Perhaps the best example is that of Nigel Clay, one of two Oklahoma football players…
Read MorePublic Enemies: Social Media Is Fueling Gang Wars in Chicago
Last year more than 500 people were murdered in Chicago, a greater number than in far more populous cities such as New York and Los Angeles. The prevalence of gun crimes in Chicago is due in large part to a fragmentation of the gangs on its streets: There are now an estimated 70,000 members in…
Read MoreMaker of Mexican dietary supplement used fake addresses and lied about ingredients
A USA Today investigation found that consumers who buy Reumofan, a Mexican dietary supplement considered a “100% natural” treatment for arthritis and joint pain, “are risking dangerous side effects and trusting their lives to a company that uses fake addresses, lies about the ingredients in its products and may not even exist.” USA Today set out…
Read MoreDaily Republic battles South Dakota school district for records about payment to ex-employee
In late 2011 or early 2012, I received a phone call that set off a nearly two-year fight over a government record. The caller, who wished to remain anonymous, had browsed the Huron School District legal announcements printed in the Classifieds section of The Daily Plainsman, a newspaper published in Huron, S.D. The tipster said…
Read MoreNow accepting 2014 CAR Conference T-shirt designs
IRE’s Ted Han and Jaimi Dowdell set up for the 2013 IRE Conference, Han in last year’s winning T-shirt and Dowdell in the original winner. Travis Hartman photo. The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting will once again be selling a T-shirt in celebration of data and the people who love and care for them, which…
Read MoreDWP says it can’t track millions in ratepayer money
“DWP ratepayer funds flow to two groups run by agency managers and union leaders, with little accountability.”
Read MoreDeVry Lures Medical School Rejects as Taxpayers Fund Debt
“DeVry, which has two for-profit medical schools in the Caribbean, is accepting hundreds of students who were rejected by U.S. medical colleges. These students amass more debt than their U.S. counterparts — a median of $253,072 in June 2012 at AUC versus $170,000 for 2012 graduates of U.S. medical schools.”
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