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Public health experts suggest story ideas about rising STD rates
The number of recorded cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. is at historic levels as a result of…
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Patient safety expert Wachter discusses evolution of technology in health care
Robert Wachter, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is considered the “father”…
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Increasing infectious disease outbreaks highlight need for public health reporting
Deadly infectious disease outbreaks are occurring more often around the world. Influenza virus circulated in the southern hemisphere and then…
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‘Conservative diagnosis’ means judicious testing to avoid potential harm
Balancing the challenges of underdiagnosis (missing or delaying important diagnoses) and overdiagnosis (labeling patients with diseases that may never cause…
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Conference among many efforts to reduce diagnostic errors
Every nine minutes, someone in a U.S. hospital dies due to a medical diagnosis that was wrong or delayed. This…
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Moore Foundation awards $500,000-plus grant to AHCJ
The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the educational arm of the Association of Health Care Journalists, has been…
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Trump administration has put its stamp on this year’s open enrollment
Open enrollment 2019 has begun, and it will be over before you know it on Dec. 15. This is the…
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Careful language important when reporting on transgender health issues
Using appropriate terminology when reporting on medical studies is important not only for the sake of accuracy and clarity, but…
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Better health seen for many ACA markets
The 2019 ACA enrollment season is getting off to a stronger start – more health plan participation in the federal…
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BCBS of Massachusetts will pay to keep patients out of the hospital
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced this week that it is taking the radical step of paying to keep…
