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New tip sheet details sleep problems in older adults
Sleep. It’s that wonderful time when your body is relaxed, you’re soon off to dreamland and hours later wake up…
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In covering Ebola outbreak this time, some lessons to remember
Ebola is back in the news again with the evolving outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Could the…
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Klein expands on award-winning work on access to care
Kerry Klein, from Valley Public Radio, won first place for Health Policy (small outlet) in the Awards for Excellence in…
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Nuance can help keep science ‘crises’ in context
Every journalist covering medical and other types of scientific research should read this thought-provoking open-access article recently published in PNAS:…
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Report focuses on challenges of disaster preparedness for older adults
Older adults can be especially vulnerable to natural disasters, be it a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or the recent eruptions from…
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AHCJ releases audio of CMS announcement about new Scorecard
Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced a “Scorecard” intended to increase public transparency about the performance of the…
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Bright spots in the ACA: Some successful states may surprise you
When we think of states doing well under the Affordable Care Act, we tend to think of the usual suspects,…
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Virginia Beach dentist helps reveal disease cluster among colleagues
In a recent piece for the Virginian-Pilot, reporter Elizabeth Simpson told the story of a local dentist whose hunch about…
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Series on pharmacy benefit managers makes complicated topic easier to understand
One of the most complicated topics to cover in health care today is the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).…
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When patient ridesharing comes to your local hospital
If you are like me, you’ve noticed a steady increase this year of press releases announcing deals between ridesharing companies…