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Homeopathic teething products draw FDA scrutiny, warning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched an investigation to determine whether homeopathic teething products may have played a…
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Potential, implementation struggles of health IT highlighted at workshop
Health information technology is fundamental to health care moving forward, said multiple speakers at the Journalism Workshop on Health Information…
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Hospitals use algorithms to transform bad debt into charity care
Bad debt? Or charity care? Sean Hamill of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently wrote an interesting story about how hospitals increasingly…
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AHCJ objects to FDA’s ‘close-hold embargoes,’ requests explanation
AHCJ is protesting the Food and Drug Administration’s recent restrictive practices in handling news embargoes and has asked the agency…
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How two providers are attempting to improve dental care access in rural areas
Two recent stories aired on public radio explored the challenges faced by poor rural Americans in need of dental care.…
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More universities turning to food banks to plug hunger gap
Attending George Washington University in Washington, D.C. costs $68,625 a year, or $274,500 for the four years it takes to…
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Community paramedics help medically complex homebound avoid hospitalization
When 84-year old Bernard Cunniffe fell in the bathroom one morning, his wife called the paramedics. However, rather than transporting…
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Slavitt discusses future of ACA, including pricing and innovations
Andy Slavitt, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told D.C. health reporters he tries to be…
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Reporter discusses what fueled her Medicaid reporting
Reporters can find it daunting to cover Medicaid, the huge state-administered federal program charged with providing health care benefits to…
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ACA dates to add to your coverage calendar
The fourth open enrollment season of the Affordable Care Act – for coverage in 2017 – begins on Nov. 1. Here…