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Livable design helps baby boomers age at home
Unlike past generations of retirees, most aging baby boomers say they want to remain in their own homes as they…
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Reporter explains how she cultivated sources for story on senior dental care
Millions of seniors in America struggle to find dental care. Hanah Cho met a few of them who were grateful…
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Earliest known evidence of dentistry detected in re-examined Paleolithic tooth
Scientists studying a decayed lesion within an ancient wisdom tooth say they have discovered the earliest known evidence of dentistry.…
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Context, context, context: How journalists can avoid confusing readers with the latest research findings
A recent editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association explored the responsibility that journals have to public health…
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Is CMS doing bundled payment for hip and knee replacement all wrong?
Earlier this month, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a five-year bundled-payment test program for hip and…
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Study indicates better health savings account ‘literacy’ needed
For the purpose of this blog post, let’s leave aside the decade-plus ideological fight about whether health savings accounts (HSAs)…
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Washington Post examines impact of Calif. water shortage on the poor
With record rainfall in parts of the United States this summer, people in some of the nation’s wettest areas –…
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President’s Corner: Stark reflects on conference, latest AHCJ developments
Health Journalism 2015 made me smarter. I’ll give two examples. First, there was the pleasure of listening to Abraham Verghese,…
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Conservatives yet to rally around specific ACA reform proposal
Guy Boulton, a veteran health reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, took a look at some of the conservative health…
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Beware of hype about how consumers will benefit when health insurers merge
One important question to ask about any health insurance merger is how will the deal will affect the local market.…