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Covering gun violence as a public health problem requires nuance
As journalists, we focus on the increasingly common phenomenon of mass shootings. They are appalling, they are terrifying and we…
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Persistent threats to U.S. children’s health the focus of #AHCJ19 session
While measles may be the hot topic in the news at the moment for children’s health, it’s far from the…
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Brawley’s remarks open #AHCJ19 as 20th Health Journalism conference draws a record number of attendees
Otis Brawley has given a lot of thought lately to the socioeconomic factors that serve as predictors of health disparities…
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Study: Middle-income elders face housing and health care squeeze
The number of middle-income seniors age 75 and older is projected to nearly double over the next decade and likely…
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Speaker spotlight: Brawley to discuss health disparities, cancer
Occasionally doctors are apt to make claims, especially when money is involved, that are not based in science or fact.…
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Panel will offer state perspectives on ACA’s status
The Trump administration has given states a great deal of flexibility on health care and the Affordable Care Act. What…
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Advocates for dental therapists launch partnership
A new initiative launched by grassroots and tribal organizations aims to accelerate efforts to bring dental therapists to millions of…
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Do consumers benefit when health insurers own providers?
Whenever a major merger is announced in health care, the parties routinely tout the benefits for consumers, saying costs will…
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Aging in place panelists explore what’s working to keep seniors living at home
Almost every older adult — about 90% according to AARP — will tell you that they want to remain in…
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Panel to look at challenges of fighting superbugs
Since antibiotics were widely introduced in the mid 1940’s, scientists warned of microbes’ innate ability to evolve and develop resistance.…
