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‘Back-to-school’ a good time to focus on sports-related dental injuries
With millions of school athletes headed back to playing fields across the country, protecting teeth from loss and damage should…
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Health care reform may be helping close the pay gap for primary care providers
We don’t usually post two consecutive items by the same health care reporter on different topics. But when I was…
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New tip sheet gives guidance for reporting on health care in rural areas
Journalists from around the country converged on Fort Worth, Texas, this summer to enhance their reporting skills at AHCJ’s eighth…
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Ideas for covering Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States, after…
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Journalists, FOIA and the law: When should reporters sue?
The job of a journalist is to seek the truth and report it. To provide comprehensive and fair accounts of…
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Dental emergencies persist even after the poor gain health coverage
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has brought health coverage to millions of new beneficiaries. But even with the…
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Hospital companies see fewer unpaid bills under ACA
A recent post by Bruce Japsen at Forbes makes a quick supplement to a post we did recently highlighting how…
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Communicating drug risks in pharma marketing: A new FDA challenge
Many American consumers may not realize this, but only New Zealand and the United States are the only countries with strong pharmaceutical regulations…
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Obama’s Alaska trip highlights health, too
President Barack Obama’s trip to Alaska this week is aimed at highlighting climate change and the environment, but his health…
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Two takes on measuring the effectiveness of research institute
Fred Schulte of the Center for Public Integrity took a look at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Created by…