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Overwhelmed sewage systems spread pathogens
Thousands of sewage systems around the country have been overwhelmed and dumped “human waste, chemicals and other hazardous materials into…
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Two doors, two classes of service at clinic
Two doors represent two different tiers of service in one New York City clinic, according to MSNBC.com reporter Bill Dedman.…
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Survey reveals how much patient privacy is at risk
Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund report on a survey in which 75 percent of…
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Covering Health: First year’s most popular posts
With a year of posts behind us, we thought it would be a good time to look back and see…
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Members: Millman moves, Hirschman gets award
AHCJ member Christian Millman has been named executive editor of Taste of Home. He had been deputy editor, health and…
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Hospital says it gives content to short-staffed media
Lindsey Miller of Ragan Communications Inc., a publisher of corporate communications, writes that Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has…
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Resources to cover mental health and the military
AHCJ offers resources to help journalists cover the wide range of health topics, including those surrounding the military, veterans and post-traumatic…
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One-time surgeon general pick faces SEC case
In a tale of alleged fraud and political access, Dan Christensen of the Broward Bulldog in South Florida (and no…
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Benjamin: Leaving patients ‘bittersweet’
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., to be surgeon general, the Department of Health and Human…
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Feds issue guidance on medical marijuana
New federal guidelines specify that prosecutors should not target suppliers or users of medical marijuana if they are compliant with…