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Kenny Farnsworth, a homeless man, called 911 almost daily. He's known as one of health care's frequent fliers, or patients who rely on emergency room care alone. Writer Dave Jamieson takes your questions and comments about his Post Magazine cover story on Farnsworth.
 
Healthy habits for the holidays (washingtonpost.com, November 23, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Cervical cancer testing: Women can wait until 21: Change comes amid sharp controversy over new recommendations that women wait until age 50 for routine mammograms (washingtonpost.com, November 20, 2009; 1:00 PM)
 
Breast Exams: New guidelines call for less testing: Change debated among medical groups (washingtonpost.com, November 17, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Living with Asperger's syndrome (washingtonpost.com, October 27, 2009; 1:00 PM)
 
Swine Flu: Why a shortage? Is the government doing enough?: Administration points to drugmakers, and both point to science (washingtonpost.com, October 27, 2009; 11:45 AM)
 
H1N1 swine flu vaccination clinics in D.C., Md., and Fairfax, Va. (washingtonpost.com, October 23, 2009; 1:00 PM)
 
All you need to know about the swine flu vaccine (washingtonpost.com, October 22, 2009; 11:00 AM)
 
Health Care Bill: The Public Option and Senate Markup (washingtonpost.com, October 2, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Children's National Medical Center Receives $150 Million (washingtonpost.com, September 16, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Medicare and 'End-of-Life' Planning (washingtonpost.com, September 4, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Protecting Families Against the H1N1 Virus (washingtonpost.com, August 25, 2009; 1:30 PM)
 
Swine Flu: New Wave Expected: U.S. and Other Northern Countries Racing to Prepare for Second Wave of Swine Flu Virus. (washingtonpost.com, August 10, 2009; 2:30 PM)
 
Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Affects 7 Million Adults in U.S. (washingtonpost.com, July 28, 2009; 3:00 PM)
 
Dr. Ian Smith: Staying Fit and Losing Weight (washingtonpost.com, July 16, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Ask the MisFits (washingtonpost.com, July 14, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Stillbirth: Handling the Tragedy and Raising Awareness: 26,000 Stillbirths Annually in U.S. (washingtonpost.com, July 7, 2009; 1:00 PM)
 
Swine Flu: Now Full-Scale Pandemic: 'The move to Phase 6, the highest level in WHO's graduated scale of pandemic alerts, has been expected for weeks.' (washingtonpost.com, June 11, 2009; 3:00 PM)
 
Monday, May 11 at 12 Noon ET: Post Magazine: The Growing Need for Home-Care Aides (washingtonpost.com, May 11, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Meet the MisFit Contenders (washingtonpost.com, April 28, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Free Range Kids: Teaching Kids Independence (washingtonpost.com, April 27, 2009; 11:00 AM)
 
Divorced Parents Disagree About Children's Health Care (washingtonpost.com, April 14, 2009; 12:00 PM)
 
Transcript: Fighting Off the Pounds (washingtonpost.com, April 2, 2009; 11:00 AM)
 
Tuesday, March 3 at 11 a.m. ET: Ask the MisFits (washingtonpost.com, March 3, 2009; 11:00 AM)
 
Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. ET: Ask the MisFits (washingtonpost.com, February 24, 2009; 11:00 AM)
 
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