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Report tackles the risk of medication overload among older adults
Experts on aging are sounding the alarm about another U.S. drug crisis: Too many older adults taking too many medications.…
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Researchers identify new Alzheimer’s-like condition
A recently recognized dementia that mimics many of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, but actually is an entirely different form…
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New data resource on NSQIP database can inform coverage of relevant medical studies
More than 1,500 peer-reviewed studies have relied on a surgical database known as the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP),…
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AHCJ board members speak at World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2019
Ivan Oransky, M.D., president of AHCJ’s board of directors, and Maryn McKenna, an AHCJ board member, were among the speakers…
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New angles in writing about mosquito season
With mosquito season heating up in the United States, reporters may be looking for new angles to write about these…
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CDC says it wants better working relationships with reporters, provides contact information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided AHCJ with the email addresses and phone numbers of three key…
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Using narrative to link climate change to changes in global health
The threat of emerging infectious diseases is expanding as climate change is altering the range of animals, people and the…
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Case over risk corridor payments to go before Supreme Court
We wrote earlier this spring about a batch of ACA litigation still slogging its way through the courts, including one…
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Covering vascular surgery? Watch for selection bias in this database
If you cover medical research related to vascular procedures and conditions, you’ve likely come across studies using data from the…
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Considering new angles during an infectious disease outbreak
In May, the measles outbreak became the worst in 30 years, as communities across the country continue to battle the…