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Beyond addiction: Medical consequences for opioid misuse
What are people leaving out in the conversation about the opioid crisis? Joshua Barocas, who teaches Boston University’s School of…
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Think of artificial intelligence as city planning, not building construction, panel says
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest topics in health care and it has the potential to transform care…
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Speaker spotlight: Eliminating disparities in maternal and child health
Rebecca Dineen, assistant commissioner for the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health at the Baltimore City Health Department, will be…
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Panel examines improving quality of life for those with Alzheimer’s
While scientists are getting closer to understanding the various causes and risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and dementias, there’s still…
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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…