FEATURES

16 Clout and medicine by Howard Wolinsky
When politics decides where dollars go for medical
research, are ethics left behind?

22 Making Sense Of Science by Linda Classen Anderson
Science is spooky. And fascinating. Which makes
it fertile ground for the novelist.

28 Snapshots: Child support by Jessica winski
As welfare reform limits kick in, collection
becomes crucial. Some would like to see enforcement
moved to the state attorney general's office.

30 Snapshots: Domestic violence by Jennifer Davis
Illinois has a model law. Now we need to make
certain it's enforced.

32 A managed care reader by Jennifer Davis
The HMOs are killing Marcus Welby, M. D.
But now there's a rash of new web sites and books
to help make sense of this new reality in health care.

DEPARTMENTS

3 Conversation
with the Publisher
by Ed Wojcicki

4 Editor's Notebook
by Peggy Boyer Long

6 State of the State
by Jennifer Davis
The scoop on hogs

8 Briefly
by Peggy Boyer Long

34 People
by Jennifer Davis

36 Letters

37 A View from Chicago
by James Ylisela Jr.
Something's rotten in the city

38 Politics
by Charles N. Wheeler III
Legislative wrap-up