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Documentary reveals struggles of aging LGBT community
Stu Maddux For a generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults now in their 60s, 70s and 80s, silence…
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Tracking antipsychotic use in nursing homes
Kay Lazar Research published in 2010 found that patients newly admitted to nursing homes with some of the highest rates…
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Latest innovations in Medicare
Don’t look only to Washington policymakers for strategies to control medical costs and improve care for our aging population. New…
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AHCJ protests FDA surveillance of communication between reporters, scientists
Following a New York Times report that revealed the federal government secretly tracked communication sent by FDA scientists to “members…
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Reporter explores difficult end-of-life questions through father’s death
Lisa Krieger It took months for Lisa Krieger to decide to write about her father’s death and minutes for readers…
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Health care blessing or blueprint for a scandal?
Frederik Joelving The risks and benefits – both physical and fiscal – of cancer screening have become a burning topic,…
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N.C. hospitals make big money while suing vulnerable patients for rising costs of care
In 2009, as the debate about health care reform picked up steam in Washington, D.C., an editor at The News…
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How Britain’s new health law got through Parliament
Most health care professionals vociferously opposed Britain’s new Health and Social Care Act in the final few months as the…
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Britain passes NHS reforms amid controversy
The British government’s highly controversial “Health and Social Care Act” finally completed its bruising 15-month journey through the Houses of…
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A quick guide to covering the Supreme Court ruling on Health Policy
This story will have many dimensions – policy and political – to keep us busy for months to come but…