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CMS reverses decision on access to Idaho inspection reports
An apparent “misinterpretation” of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services led to the federal agency warning Idaho to stop posting…
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Premature coverage of abstracts troublesome
Gary Schwitzer of the University of Minnesota writes about what he calls a “troubling trend:” Reporters are writing articles based…
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Science journalists peer into the future
Six journalists explored “The Future of Science Journalism” during a panel at the Cambridge Science Festival at the MIT Museum.…
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Oransky to take helm at Reuters Health
AHCJ board member Ivan Oransky, M.D., has been named executive editor of Reuters Health. He assumes RH’s top editorial job…
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Big names in health care reform convene for panel
The BIO International Convention, described on its Web site as the largest global event for the biotechnology industry, will bring…
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Former CNN producer on H1N1 coverage: Retaining audience through fear-mongering
Peter Dykstra, a former executive producer of CNN’s science, tech and weather unit, offers his take on media coverage of…
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Have reporters written off single-payer system?
American Journal of Nursing‘s Jacob Molyneux writes about the nurses who were arrested while protesting a lack of representation for…
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Kleyman launches Generations Beat Online
When we posted back in January that, after 20 years at the American Society on Aging, journalist Paul Kleyman was…
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Oprah’s health advice needs a shot in the arm
In Vital Signs at Salon.com, Rahul K. Parikh, M.D., writes about the lack of balance and medical evidence in the…
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NYC public health chief Frieden will head CDC
Thomas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., the New York City health commissioner who has worked to reduce smoking in New York and…