Researcher Reconstructs

BBC World Service reports that researchers are studying a population in southern Ecuador where most of the approximately 840 people globally known to have Laron syndrome reside — a genetic condition caused by a mutation that limits growth to approximately 1.2 meters. According to BBC...

A data analyst rebuilt hospital chargemaster records—the internal price lists used for medical billing—by compiling publicly available pricing information. The analysis documents the variation in how US hospitals charge for common items like saline IV solutions. Hospital chargemasters are public record under federal price transparency...