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Free Credit Reports Come to New Hampshire

By Lisa Peakes on Thursday, August 18, 2005.

Morning Edition's Lisa Peakes speakes with NH PIRG's Ed Mierswinsky about what consumers can expect from their free credit reports.

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When Doctors Cross the Ethical Boundary

By Kerry Grens on Thursday, August 18, 2005.

Doctors have one of the most strict codes of conduct of any profession.

An angry outburst or sloppy note taking could warrant an investigation by the Board of Medicine.

A doctor could be banned from practicing for having a substance abuse problem.

Stepping beyond these ethical limits can have devastating effects: both for the health of the patient and the career of the doctor.

Physicians do have an elaborate policing system designed to protect patients.

Yet few people are aware that it exists.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens has more on how New Hampshire deals with doctors who stray.

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