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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.…
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Experts discuss the cost of the Health Policy wars
In the previous post we talked about the two related but distinct health care cost crises – out-of-pocket burdens on…
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Community health centers expand beyond primary care
America’s first community health centers opened their doors in 1965 and the system has been growing ever since. Today, about…
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New tip sheet details cancer diagnosis and treatment in older adults
Cancer diagnosis and care are complex. When comorbid conditions, multiple medications, changing physiology and decreasing resilience are involved, they present…
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Can a HIPAA-enabled Amazon Alexa help patients at home?
Amazon’s recent announcement that its cloud-based voice service Alexa can support health care entities that are subject to the HIPAA…
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Join our updated workshop on medical studies at #ahcj19 — covering the basics plus policy and, yes, biostats-made-easy
If you are joining us for Health Journalism 2019 in Baltimore in a few weeks, be sure to arrive in…
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Diverse elders and caregivers need culturally relevant support
Despite the growing numbers of elders from different races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, many of these older individuals are still…