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In rush to digital medical records, progress comes slowly

by Alanna Autler | Mar 1, 2011 | Health & Science

The day before Mac Greene died, he visited a wound doctor. Greene had some bursitis on his elbow—a fluid-filled sac underneath his skin. But without access to Greene’s medical records, the specialist couldn’t treat Greene. He especially couldn’t see that Greene needed...

EPA to limit toxic chemicals in water

by Lauren Schwartzberg | Feb 2, 2011 | Environment

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will set a national drinking water standard for the toxic substance perchlorate. The EPA said it was reversing a 2008 Bush administration ruling. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson made the...

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STATE OF THE UNION 2018

Medill on the Hill teamed up with Northwestern News Network in Evanston to produce a package of stories covering President Barack Obama's seventh and final State of the Union address. The two newsrooms collaborated across time zones to produce a three-hour broadcast and more than a dozen print and digital reports. Check out our broadcast here.

CYBERSECURITY

In a series of investigative reports, Medill on the Hill reporters uncovered threats to privacy and security in the digital age ranging from the safety of your online campaign donations to how computer hacking could impact food safety.