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Implementing the ’10 criteria’ in your medical research reporting
This tip sheet is based on an interview with Gary Schwitzer, publisher and founder of HealthNewsReview.org, who, with his team,…
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Covering health care – as a cancer patient
Alexandra Glorioso, a Florida health reporter for Politico, joined AHCJ for a webcast about what being diagnosed with stage 2…
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Recent older immigrants at higher risk of heart disease
An increasing number of uninsured, older immigrants are going to emergency rooms with strokes, heart attacks and other serious but…
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Webcast to feature author of book on rampant fraud in the generic drug industry
Investigative journalist Katherine Eban will discuss her new book documenting rampant fraud in the generic drug industry during an AHCJ…
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New research examines pros and cons of vitamin D to improve memory
How much can vitamin D supplementation boost memory, learning and decision-making in older adults – and how much can be…
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Caution and ideas for covering HIV/AIDS in 2019
In April 1984, then-U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler announced the National Cancer Institute had discovered the virus…
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Survey highlights desire for involvement in Alzheimer’s trials, early detection
Would you want to know if you were at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, although it’s incurable and treatment options are…
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Lack of routine dental care under Medicare continues to rankle
About 60 million Americans depend upon Medicare for their health care coverage. But the national health insurance program for retired…
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Differences between palliative and hospice care described in new tip sheet
You may have heard about Jeopardy host Alex Trebec’s announcement this year that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic…
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Profile of a Kennedy led reporter to an investigation of mental health parity in N.C.
In September, Yen Duong, Ph.D., had just started work for North Carolina Health News when Hurricane Florence was churning up…