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Senate report echoes journalists’ findings on corporate-owned dental clinics
The Center for Public Integrity’s David Heath, who has done extensive reporting on the practices at Small Smiles dental clinics,…
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Reporting – and not reporting – on mice and men and scientific bias
In the medical world, mice seem to be making out pretty well. So far, researchers have reportedly cured mice of…
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Texas poses challenges for insurance enrollment under ACA
Few states have been as hostile to the Affordable Care Act as Texas under Gov. Rick Perry. And, with its…
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Medicaid kids getting more dental treatment; report has state-by-state breakdown
In spite of the numbers of Medicaid children rising steeply between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of them making it…
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Balancing a celebrity endorsement with evidence
“The ability to talk to a lot of people is freakish,” said Chris Rock in a conversation with Jerry Seinfeld…
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Resources can help reporters cover ACA implementation
Today I have a quick post to share a few health journalism resources, other than AHCJ’s own Health Policy core…
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Health advocates worry Calif. children won’t access dental care in exchanges
The advocates who fought hard for the inclusion of pediatric dental benefits under the Affordable Care Act have been closely…
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Project focuses on cognitive health as a public health priority
The Alzheimer’s Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention kicked off “The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map…
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Advances, policy shifts offer more encouragement for aging-in-place movement
Given a choice, most older adults prefer aging-in-place rather than moving to a nursing home or assisted-living facility. Unfortunately, older…
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New AMA president discusses rollout of reform, role of doctors
Kaiser Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey and The Washington Post’s Sarah Kliff interviewed Dr. Ardis Hoven, the new American Medical…