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Study suggests veterans are more likely to survive after receiving emergency care at VA hospitals
A new study provides a rare example of something akin to a head-to-head comparison of the quality of care delivered…
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Hundreds of peer-reviewed papers have cited a retracted study on COVID-19
Amid the madness of spring to summer 2020, it was impossible to keep up with the influx of publications about…
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Cybersecurity attacks top list of health technology hazards for 2022
In January, nonprofit patient-safety organization ECRI released a report of the top 10 health technology hazards for 2022. Health IT concerns…
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3 reasons to cover new laws on hospital billing and medical debt
At least 10 states are taking steps to limit hospital billing practices to protect low-income residents from incurring hospital and…
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Care coordination: why it matters
It’s one thing to report on a story from the outside. It’s quite another to see it from an insider’s…
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Another brewing infectious disease threat and looking to COVID-19 for solutions
The threat of antibiotic resistance continues to grow in 2022. Reporters looking for new angles on how to cover this brewing…
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New webcast to address overhauling care and limiting costs for patients with diabetes
Last month, the National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC) issued a 192-page report urging an overhaul of diabetes care and an…
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Avoiding “message fatigue” when reporting on masks and COVID-19
Trying to engage audiences when writing about obtaining and wearing appropriate masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 can be…
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One journalist explores concerns surrounding teletherapy for psychedelic mental health treatment
Shayla Love, a senior staff writer at Motherboard (the tech arm of Vice.com), has written several articles about psychedelic drugs used as mental…
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Understanding the FDA’s views on use of digital health technologies in clinical trials
In December 2021, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance for industry and investigators about best practices for acquiring data…