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E-cigarette panel lit up a debate at #AHCJ15
The Health Journalism 2015 panel on e-cigarette use, or vaping, was anything but dull. Des Moines Register health reporter Tony…
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Family caregivers face increasing stress, health issues #ahcj15
Family caregivers of older adults are increasingly experiencing stress-related effects of caring for loved ones and may be putting their…
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The ACA and patient satisfaction: Does it improve care?
The ACA made many changes to Medicare. One of them involves linking part of hospital pay to patient satisfaction. In…
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6 tips to find success writing for trade publications #ahcj15
Top editors offered great advice for journalists interested in freelancing for health trade publications during a panel at Health Journalism…
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Conference panel generates ACA resources, story ideas #ahcj15
Anyone who is moderating a session at an AHCJ conference is lucky to have AHCJ board member, Associated Press medical…
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Report: States fail to provide cost-saving dental procedure to children
Dental sealants have been proven to protect children’s teeth from tooth decay. Yet many states are lagging in efforts to…
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Report, webinar look at public beliefs about aging vs. what experts know
I lucked out when I attended an American Society on Aging Conference in the late 1990s and met the person who…
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ZIP code vs. genetic code: How to cover health inequality #ahcj15
Poverty is a poignant reality – and an overwhelming one. If you’re a reporter, you might struggle to find the…
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Covering the wild west of microbiome research #ahcj15
Since stool transplants have turned out to be useful in fighting deadly hospital-borne C. difficile infections, new claims about the…
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Why is it so hard to discuss end-of life-care? #ahcj15
A provocative examination of end-of-life care brought this question into sharp focus for journalists attending Health Journalism 2015. Paul Kleyman, who…
