The Ethics of Infection
Date: 09 November 2014
By KATE MURPHY
Kate MURPHY
News analysis; Ebola outbreak has raised question of what is every person's duty to prevent transmission of infectious diseases; health law experts and bioethicists tend to agree, in the case of Ebola, that it is incumbent on exposed individuals to do what they reasonably can to minimize that risk during disease's incubation period because the stakes are so high.
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Loretta Lynch, a Nominee for Attorney General, Is Praised for Substance, Not Flash
Date: 09 November 2014
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Stephanie CLIFFORD
Woman in the News profile of Loretta Elizabeth Lynch, who has been nominated by Pres Obama to be the nation's next attorney general; Lynch's associates say she is a calm, under-the-radar lawyer of substance, with a keen sense of courtroom tactics.
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Medical Records: Top Secret
Date: 09 November 2014
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Elisabeth ROSENTHAL
News analysis; many patients in the United States face tortuous process to obtain their own medical records; many hospitals and doctors have created series of hurdles that must be cleared before patients can get their information, many of which are based on trying to keep patient as a customer.
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F.B.I. Chief Backs Agent Who Posed as Reporter
Date: 08 November 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Ravi SOMAIYA
Federal Bureau of Investigation director James B Comey, in letter to New York Times, provides further details about investigation in which agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter to apprehend student accused of sending bomb threat to school.
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Pricey Doughnuts, Pricier Homes, Priced-Out Readers
Date: 09 November 2014
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Margaret Sullivan The Public Editor column examines complaints that The New York Times often has elitist worldview and seems to cater to reading interests of the affluent.
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The Strength or Weakness of the Shadowy Jihadist Group ISIS
Date: 09 November 2014
By BEN HUBBARD
Ben HUBBARD
Ben Hubbard, a Middle East correspondent, discusses what it’s like to cover the Islamic State.
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