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Patient safety
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Disease-awareness campaigns merit extra scrutiny, experts say
This is part 2 of a package on sponsored disease awareness campaigns and other controversial drug marketing practices, focusing on…
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Explaining Biogen’s controversial ‘MCI’ advertising to your audience
New marketing campaigns about forgetfulness and distraction could lead people to seek the costly Aduhelm drug for Alzheimer’s disease even…
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New federal mandate should allow freer flow of medical information
April 5 marked the official start of a federal mandate meant to allow consumers easier access to their medical records…
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New Alzheimer’s drug draws attention from federal, independent groups
Liz Seegert, AHCJ’s topic leader on aging, contributed to this article. Federal policy experts and the influential Institute for Clinical…
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IHI’s Patient Safety Congress examines virtual care, racism and workplace violence
Leaders in efforts to prevent accidental harm to patients will meet this week to consider challenges presented by the expansion…
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AHCJ’s new patient safety core topic leader to bring resources to colleagues
Kerry Dooley Young, an independent journalist based in Washington, D.C., will lead AHCJ’s core topic on patient safety. She will…
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Geriatric EDs save money, improve outcomes — so why aren’t there more of them?
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries are admitted to the hospital each year because they cannot be safely discharged to go home.…
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Journalism partners unveil National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships program for 2021-22
Journalists interested in building careers reporting on science, health and the environment are eligible to apply for new cross-cutting fellowships…
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AHCJ’s annual conference rescheduled for October
With safety as a top consideration, AHCJ has changed the dates for the world’s premier health journalism conference. Health Journalism…
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Major COVID-19 vaccine ad campaign to roll out next week
Journalists covering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout should watch out on Jan. 21 for the Ad Council’s unveiling of an advertising…
