Editors’ Top 5, Week of April 24

Secret Hospital Inspections May Become Public at Last
The federal government has proposed requiring that accreditors release reports on the problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are secret. (Charles Ornstein/Pro Publica)

Boosting Wages Is Not the Only Answer to the Caregiver Crisis
Agencies must be willing to try new things to deal with the caregiver shortage and high turnover rates, and focus on advocating for better government support. (Alana Stramowski/Home Health Care News)

In a Dragon’s Blood, Scientists Discover a Potential Antibiotic
Scientists from George Mason University recently isolated a substance in the blood of a Komodo dragon that appeared to have powerful germ-killing abilities. (Donald G. McNeil Jr./New York Times)

The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize Has Its Winner, But Work on Tricorders Will Continue
After more than five years of designing, building and testing versatile, portable consumer medical devices, the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize has announced a winner. (Jonah Comstock/Mobi Health News)

In Alaska, Anxiety Grows as Debate Over Health Care Rages
Going without health insurance is a risk. Going without it in Alaska can be a gamble of a much higher order. (Becky Bohrer and Rachel D’oro/ABC News)