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Vaccine waivers contribute to outbreak
In the wake of California’s public health director’s declaration that whooping cough has reached epidemic status, California Watch’s Christina Jewett…
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Disclosure of PIO participation draws comments
Last week’s Covering Health post, “News service to disclose when PIOs listen in,” and a related post on the Knight…
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PEJ: Reform coverage centered on politics
Six basic facts about how the media handled coverage of health care reform have been distilled from a study of…
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News service to disclose when PIOs listen in
MedPage Today, an online breaking-news service for physicians, today instituted a rule requiring reporters to inform readers whenever a press…
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COI policy change has medical associations talking
A policy intended to reduce conflicts of interest in continuing medical education will take effect at the American Heart Association’s…
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British article unleashes debate on science coverage
Highlighting good science journalism would contribute to improving coverage, according to Ed Yong, writing for Discover Magazine’s Not Exactly Rocket…
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APHA: Transportation policies impact health
Transportation policies and public health are inextricably linked, according to a new report released by the American Public Health Association.…
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Briefing: Reporting on Health Policy going forward
A briefing with some top Washington, D.C.-based reporters on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET should help reporters and editors around…
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Best science blogs, Dartmouth Atlas, more care
Expect some short posts today – I’m at our Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Kansas City and I hope to…
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HHS shows off tools marrying health, data
This morning’s HHS briefing about the new Community Health Data Initiative, part of the Open Government Initiative, covered a lot…