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Oral health is a significant factor in overall well-being in seniors
Good oral health is a strong indicator of good overall health in older adults. It makes sense that nutritional intake…
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Story on ‘diaper need’ brings a medical study to life
Medical research can often seem far removed from a local health beat. All the statistics, the jargon, the complicated graphs…
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Reporter looks at why, how clinic banned drug reps and their samples
Six years ago, a clinic in Oregon made the decision to ban representatives from the pharmaceutical companies. The doctors and…
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Hepatitis cases highlight infection control for temporary dental clinics
It is likely that three patients and two volunteers contracted hepatitis B at a large free dental clinic held in…
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Rural areas pose challenges for insurance marketplaces
An estimated 60 million Americans live in rural areas of the United States. How these Americans use the new insurance…
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Reporters provide insight into causes of insurance marketplace glitches
As one of my colleagues emailed me the other day: “Life’s a glitch.” We know we’ll be hearing A LOT…
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Getting past gatekeepers to cover research requires strategy
So you have a great medical study to cover – interesting topic, compelling results. All you need is an interview…
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AHCJ seeks release of health insurance exchange data
AHCJ has called on the federal government to release data about enrollment in the federal health insurance exchange as soon…
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CMS: Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15 as planned
With much of the attention focused on the Affordable Care Act and health exchanges this past week, it’s easy to…
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Join us for a webcast next week on how rural Americans will use the insurance marketplaces
Since Oct. 1, most of the coverage of the health insurance marketplaces has properly focused on how well the exchanges…