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Maine journalists wrestle with distinguishing news from promotion in medical crowdfunding
When the health insurance system fails — as it does too often — patients in need frequently turn to crowdfunding…
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Helping Lakota elders with advance care planning
A unique outreach program is helping elders of the Lakota nation to address issues of palliative and end of life…
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Feds turn attention to health, drug use in rural America
As U.S. President Barack Obama heads into his final year in office, his administration is deploying a collaborative effort between…
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Fact-checking Cruz’s claims that Obamacare left him uninsured
Ted Cruz, as you may have heard, said on the campaign trail in late January that he didn’t have health…
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How the ACA may be helping to close the ‘race gap’
Chris Flavelle of Bloomberg View points out an unheralded achievement of the Affordable Care Act: It’s narrowing the race gap…
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Have you earned your PubMed black belt?
It’s just about impossible to report on medical research without becoming intimately familiar with PubMed. But just because a reporter…
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Where to turn for the best information about Zika
We’ve gathered some of the best, most science-based resources to help reporters who are covering Zika or may find themselves…
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Controversy heats up over Native American tribes’ use of dental health aide therapists
Last July, Brian Cladoosby, leader of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Washington, announced that his Puget Sound-based tribe was…
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Facts vs. opinions: Beware of false balance in your reporting
It is a journalist’s job to objectively and fairly represent the various perspectives on an issue, and it’s a journalist’s…
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Many angles to consider when covering insurance company mergers
One big story health care journalists can pursue this year is whether federal and state regulators will approve the three…