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Patient safety
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5 ways journalists can help temper hype around weight loss drugs
Journalists have a heightened duty to combat misinformation surrounding weight loss drugs like Wegovy and provide balanced coverage.
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‘Medical errors are the third leading cause of death’ and other statistics you should question
Too often, we journalists set aside our critical reasoning skills when it comes to alarming statistics about patient safety.
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More data needed on disparities in patient safety research, experts say
Many studies in the U.S. have looked at gender, race and ethnic disparities in patient safety, a leading cause of…
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Why you should be writing about diagnostic errors
Health care providers must do more to address the problem of diagnostic errors, according to leading researchers in the field…
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‘Dr. Death’ reform law shows the importance of investigating state licensing boards
A new Texas law reforming the state’s medical board is a dramatic case of journalists holding health care licensing bodies…
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What to know about the state of patient safety
Many prominent voices have raised alarms about deficiencies in patient safety as staffing shortages have increased.
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Journalist offers tips for investigating private equity firms
Editor’s note: This is the second of two posts on covering private equity.Lack of transparency is a giant hurdle in…
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Covering the reasons why hospitals struggle to retain nurses
The COVID pandemic drew public attention to an issue already well known in health care circles: the challenges hospitals face…
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How a news investigation shed light on potential patient privacy violations
There have been continuing repercussions from an investigative story published in June by nonprofit news organization The Markup, in partnership with STAT, describing…
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Evaluating concerns about accelerated FDA drug approvals
Congress has a chance in September to try to speed the pace of studies needed to confirm whether drugs sold…