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Find out what an oral health report card says about your state
Oral health can offer useful insights into a state’s livability. That is a key message contained in WalletHub’s new report…
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Reporter uses FDA, USDA documents to find year’s biggest food recall
In 2018, salmonella, e. coli and listeria bacteria were the cause of a number of big food recalls – from…
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Chronicling the uninsured: A yearlong look that combines policy, narrative
Bloomberg Health reporter John Tozzi has written a terrific “how I did it” essay summing up a yearlong project on…
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Forensic odontologist faces grim task of identifying wildfire victims
In the wake of California’s latest spate of devastating wildfires, teams of forensic specialists have faced the grim task of…
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Get ready to cover the coming tide of clinical research preprints
The bread and butter of medical research reporting traditionally has been coverage of peer-reviewed studies. However, some new kids are…
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Zika still a threat in Puerto Rico, but government stopped tracking it
The government of Puerto Rico has reported no cases of people with the Zika virus since early 2017, which might…
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Getting sources on the record when loved ones are involved
Nursing homes are supposed to be places that care for ill, frail adults — many of whom also suffer from…
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Oropharyngeal cancer a growing result of HPV’s spread
With about 14 million new infections a year, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually-transmitted virus in the United…
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Utah’s Medicaid expansion hits some headwinds
No sooner had we posted an update on the prospects for Medicaid expansion in several states, including the three that…
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Imperative for covering climate change as health issue
The rising temperature of the earth – climate change – is already causing serious challenges to people’s health, from worsening…