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Patient safety
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Looking at the evidence on homemade face masks to prevent coronavirus transmission
In my corner of Southern California, sewing equipment stores say they’re out of stock on machines priced under $500 because…
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Ask the experts: What do you want to know about COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic is quickly evolving and finding up-to-date answers to questions from experts has been challenging for many journalists.…
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AHCJ announces winners of 2019 health journalism contest
Investigations into flawed or corrupt health-care practices won many of the top honors in the Association of Health Care Journalists’…
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Lessons learned while tracking an anesthesiologist’s drug abuse and diversion case
This is any hospital’s or medical group practice’s — and thus any affected patient’s — worst nightmare. A long-time trusted…
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Reporter uncovers ‘painful mistakes’ in one state’s handling of dentist errors
Over five months, Arthur Kane, an investigative reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, immersed himself in the workings of the…
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Expert and author traces history of patient safety movement, suggests stories
Yes, there’s a lot going on these days. Impeachment. Potential war. The 2020 election. (Forget for a minute the cynic’s…
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Maternal deaths among black women focus attention on the need for policy and payment reform
For the past several years, health care journalists have correctly focused on the rising rate of pregnancy-related mortality in the…
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Year-end wrap-up: What your colleagues are reading
We’re closing in on the end of the year and the inevitable annual lists. We thought this would be a…
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New BMJ resource connects health journalists to established experts
The British Medical Association’s BMJ, one of the oldest and most respected family of medical journals, has launched a tool…
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Brain health supplements offer mostly hype, false hope
I don’t know about you, but every time I see a commercial for one particular supplement marketed to improve brain…
