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Advocacy group releases mental health media guide
The second edition of a media guide for reporting on suicide and mental illness, prepared by Wisconsin United for Mental…
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Shriners may shutter six hospitals
John Barry of the St. Petersburg Times reports that declining membership and a weak economy are conspiring to force cutbacks…
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In speech, Gawande asks new MDs to cut costs
In the wake of his much-discussed New Yorker piece about health care costs, Dr. Atul Gawande spoke to graduates of…
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Key legislators cozy with health industry
Reporters Larry Margasak and Sharon Theimer of the Associated Press explored close ties between senators poised to make key decisions…
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Med school conflict of interest policies rated
The American Medical Student Association released a 2009 version of their PharmFreeScorecard, evaluating 149 U.S. medical schools based on their…
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Documentary exposes hospital billing practices
Do No Harm, a documentary that focuses on questionable billing practices at a nonprofit hospital in Georgia, premiered last month…
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CDC refuses to hand over 4,000 pages to paper
In January, 2007, AHCJ member and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Alison Young asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for…
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Story examines risks, rewards for medical tourists
In a recent story for The Arizona Republic, Ginger Rough paints a clear picture of the advantages and disadvantages of…
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Study examines who gets health info online
A new Pew Internet report examines the role of Internet usage and social networking in the search for health-care information…
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Calif. nonprofit’s conflicts of interest ‘inherent’
Los Angeles Times reporter Alan Zarembo found unusually high executive pay and a tangle of additional compensation (ranging from rent…