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Summaries of open source, health care, or health IT news and information from various sources on the web selected by Open Health News (OHNews) staff. Links are provided to the original news or information source, e.g. news article, web site, journal,blog, video, etc.

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40 Years Later, The Cruelty Of Papillon Is A Reality In U.S. Prisons

Andrew Cohen | The Atlantic | December 16, 2013

Two generations after the famous film about solitary confinement first appeared, it's still relevant to the deplorable treatment of inmates in America's prisons today. Read More »

401(k) Breaches Undermining Retirement Security For Millions

Michael A. Fletcher | Washington Post | January 15, 2013

A large and growing share of American workers are tapping their retirement savings accounts for non-retirement needs, raising broad questions about the effectiveness of one of the most important savings vehicles for old age. Read More »

45 States Fail Healthcare Price Transparency Test

Diana Manos | Government Health IT | March 27, 2014

All but five states received a failing grade this year on the way they provide healthcare price transparency. Read More »

47M Americans Hit By Food Stamp Cuts Starting Today

Doug Stanglin | USA Today | November 4, 2013

Food stamp benefits will be cut to more than 47 million Americans starting Friday as a temporary boost to the federal program comes to an end without a new budget from a deadlocked Congress to replace it.

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49 Community Health Centers Win Grants To Boost HIT Infrastructure

Bernie Monegain | Government Health IT | January 21, 2013

Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) and Partners HealthCare will award a total of $4.25 million in a first round of grants through the Partnership for Community Health to all 49 community health centers (CHCs) that are members of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Read More »

5 Academic Publishing Trends To Watch In 2013

George Lossius | Publishing Perspectives | January 21, 2013

2012 was certainly an eventful, some would even say turbulent, year in the unpredictable world of academic publishing. [...] So what can we expect from 2013? Read More »

5 Annoying Things About Open Access

Anna Kinsey | Europe PubMed Central | October 21, 2013

To start, I should say that all at Europe PMC support Open Access. This is just a short list of some issues that can be frustrating… Read More »

5 Apps Working to Improve Women’s Safety Across the World

Aileen O'Hagan | Future Scot | August 3, 2017

Girls in Dharavi Diary Slum are learning how to code apps, changing the lives of people living in Mumbai’s biggest slum. The project aims to empower and educate girls from the Dharavi slum, giving them vital skills to thrive in a digital world. In a country where education for girls is considered secondary to maintaining the family home, this programme is revolutionary in changing the way India is looking at education for girls...

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5 Benefits Of Open Source Technology For MU

Mark Byers | Executive Insight | October 14, 2013

Founded on transparency and open standards, OS technology is a largely underexplored solution to meet MU criteria Read More »

5 Civic Projects Aim To Make Data Useful

J. Nathan Matias | PBS.org | July 22, 2013

How can we use data to improve our lives, our communities, and the world at large? At the recent Microsoft Design Expo, students from eight universities showcased design projects along the theme of “making data useful.” Read More »

5 Free Open Source Alternatives To Microsoft Office

Vangie Beal | PCWorld | September 17, 2012

While Microsoft Office is the industry standard in terms of , integrated applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database management, email and desktop publishing. However, it's important for small business owners to know that these types of office applications are also available in free and open source office productivity applications. Read More »

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