AltWeeklies Wire
How Jackson Hospital's Mental Health Unit Fails Miaminew
Many tragedies have plagued the deeply troubled unit of the nation's third-largest public hospital. After an exhaustive review, New Times has uncovered the following: rushed patient releases, inadequate supervision, undocumented use of restraints, and possible civil rights violations.
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
06-22-2009 |
Science
If Obesity is a Choice, It's Not One the Poor Get to Makenew
A recent study put grocery prices to the test. Among the 370 foods sampled, it found that energy-dense junk food cost an average of $1.76 per 1,000 calories, while nutritious, unprocessed foods came in at a whopping $18.16 per 1,000 calories.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
05-06-2008 |
Science
Damnation By Decibelnew
From hear to eternity, Miami is hell on your aural health.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
01-10-2006 |
Science
How Cocaine Made Miaminew
By 1980, Miami had become the cocaine capital of the United States. The drug's lasting legacies are evident 25 years later: a thriving international banking industry, an entrenched drug culture and the durable myths of Miami Vice. First in a two-part series
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol, Rebecca Wakefield, Forrest Norman and Sean Rowe |
10-11-2005 |
Science
Nitpicking by Professionalsnew
When their kids are banned from school, parents turn to a medical service called Lice Source Services, Inc.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
08-30-2005 |
Science
Wealthy Widows Left Money to Their Primary Care Physiciannew
Three childless widows in Florida remembered their doctor, Aloysius "Al" Brady, generously in their wills. Relatives of one of the women say he used the doctor/patient relationship to take advantage of her.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-05-2004 |
Science
