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The Right Specimen
June 19, 2009 6:09 AM by Scott Warner
The New York Times reports that a laboratory sent letters to nearly a thousand patients for redraws after six patient samples on six specific days in a nine-month period were discovered as mislabeled. A hospital spokesman describes them as "isolated incidents," Read More...
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A Good Job
April 27, 2009 6:13 AM by Scott Warner
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report on unemployment is enlightening. A table lists different categories of the unemployed. The "official" rate is a percent total of the civilian labor force. That's 8.5% as of March. But the total including "marginally Read More...
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