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Reporters’ guide to hospice and palliative care
Rosemary Gibson As 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, Medicare spending will skyrocket. About 30 percent of Medicare’s costs…
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Freelance: Managing workflow and workload
The freelance life offers many perks: no commute, the freedom to adapt your workload to your lifestyle, job security and…
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NASA collaborations bring medical innovations down to earth
You might know about the culinary delights – everything from Tang to freeze-dried ice cream – the space program has…
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Hunger in the Heartland: Reporting on food insecurity
Remarks from Enid Borden, president and CEO of Meals on Wheels Association of America, at the 2012 Rural Health Journalism…
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Food safety: Getting beyond the annual food scare
Food is making people sick more and more often. Last year, there were three major outbreaks from contaminated food, including…
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New understandings in the science of addiction and treatment
Could your brain be making you fat? Actually, it’s a possibility. According to panelists, there are physical, chemical and biological…
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Boston named as Health Journalism 2013 site
Health Journalism 2013, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists, will take place in Boston next year,…
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Gone without a case: Suspicious elder deaths rarely investigated
A.C. Thompson At the end of last year, ProPublica turned a spotlight on seniors who perish from abuse, neglect, or…
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Moves to address access to dental care
When asked to list the top challenges in rural health care, almost all respondents to a survey listed dental care…
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Adults with autism face options, barriers
A panel explored employment models for adults with autism and techniques to reduce workplace challenges during “Is the Workplace Prepared…