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schwitzer
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Journalist compares U.K. science writers, American health reporters
When the Association of British Science Writers announced the nominees for their 2011 Science Writers’ Awards, Guardian science blogger Martin…
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Pushback against Medtronic’s Infuse hits boiling point
Medtronic’s ongoing woes with its blockbuster spine fusion product Infuse have been a staple of Covering Health for as long…
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FCC report on journalism reveals failures, unique potential of the health beat
An FCC working group led by Steven Waldman (formerly of U.S. News & World Report and Beliefnet.com, among other things)…
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Sponsored segments, hospital partnerships creep into news outlets
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Blythe Bernhard takes a look at the fruits of the slow, steady advances hospitals and…
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Being precise about screening vs. diagnostic tests
Gary Schwitzer, AHCJ member and HealthNewsReview.org publisher, calls for more precise language when describing medical tests and to make a…
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Schwitzer on the future of health journalism
When HealthNewsReview.org publisher Gary Schwitzer writes on the future of health journalism, his words carry the weight of a database…
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Catch up with the latest AHCJ member news
KMSP-Minneapolis investigative reporter Jeff Baillon earned two Upper Midwest Regional Emmy awards. “Where’s the Money,” a series looking at the…
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German HealthNewsReview to launch in November
Medien-Doktor.de, the German version of America’s HealthNewsReview.org and Australia’s pioneering Media Doctor site is set to launch in November. Gary…
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Cancer, journalism and skewed patient expectations
Once again, it appears that a reporter has found the cure for cancer. And that cure is the out-of-context anecdote.…
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Panel: Media share blame for health-care costs
The American Society of News Editors and the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making brought experts and editors together to…