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6 prescription digital therapeutics story angles to explore
The news that Highmark, a Pittsburgh-based large commercial insurer, plans to expand its coverage of several prescription digital therapeutics cleared by the…
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Lessons learned from reporting on sex trafficking survivor stories
When reporter Sandy West took on an assignment to cover a Texas program that offers comprehensive mental and physical health services…
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U.S. News & World Report nursing home ratings poke holes in CMS ratings
Photo by Wellness Gallery Catalyst Foundation: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-people-woman-girl-12085633/ U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2022-2023 nursing home ratings, which revealed…
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Resources for covering RSV and the ‘tripledemic’
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio via pexels.Are you looking for a Thanksgiving health story? Consider adding the brewing “tripledemic” of pathogens…
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Black boxes in the operating room could improve teamwork, patient safety
The aviation industry has used black boxes to help determine what caused an accident. Some surgeons have now been employing…
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Election coverage lessons on Medicaid expansion, abortion, medical debt and dental insurance
South Dakota voters approve amendment to state constitution to expand access to Medicaid (Source: Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions:…
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More meaningful coverage of firearm violence requires ‘radical empathy’
Photo: Erica Tricarico Yvonne Latty, professor at Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication, listens during the Q&A at…
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Experts who work with children affected by gun violence say coverage lacks nuance
Kathryn Bocanegra, assistant professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, listening to panelist Arturo Carrillo, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., director of health and…
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CMS cracks down on the nation’s poorest-performing nursing homes
Photo by Ulrich Joho via flickr. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is increasing scrutiny and…
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New tip sheet for journalists covering long COVID
Photo by Mart Production via pexels.In the coming year, more clues are expected to emerge to help unravel the mystery…
