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Conference
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Housing as a prescription on the journey to well-being
PHOENIX – Lack of housing is a significant health issue in the United States that is shortening the life expectancy…
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Simulated birth and 3D brain mass part of AHCJ field trip tour
PHOENIX – Seventeen members of the Association of Health Care Journalists watched a simulated birth and viewed a giant brain…
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#AHCJ18 panelists urge earlier conversations about a palliative approach to end-of-life care
Death may be the price we pay for life. But many physicians still regard death as a kind of failure.…
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Van offers faster stroke diagnosis, treatment
PHOENIX – Stroke victims who have only minutes to get treatment before their brains are permanently damaged are getting help…
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Concussion care evolving as providers seek ‘sweet spot’
Doctors and researchers are adapting treatments for brain injuries to recognize individuals’ needs, but still are searching for the right…
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Have a plan before tragic news breaks, Las Vegas reporter says
Reporters everywhere increasingly must cover mass violence and other chaotic situations, and should make a plan before any news erupts,…
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‘Walking through history to truth’ – health and the American Indian
Donald Warne, M.D., M.P.H., comes from generations of traditional healers on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He became…
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Gene therapy development on the rise but costs remain an issue
After decades of unfulfilled promises and setbacks, the field of gene therapy broke through with three FDA-approved products last year,…
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Focus shifts to states’ efforts in health policy
States are going to have unprecedented opportunities to shape health care policy during the next couple years, as President Trump’s…
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Panelists pull back the curtain on medical studies at #AHCJ18
PHOENIX — Think about medical studies: One can conclude a certain thing and another one will say the opposite. They…