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More hospitals will get dangerously overcrowded, researchers project
Without changes in the hospitalization rate or staff bed supply, the national hospital occupancy rate will climb to 85% by…
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Let’s correct misinformation about compounded drugs
Big Pharma is spreading misinformation about compounded drugs, including exaggerating their safety issues.
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The latest on the harms of private equity in health care
Three reports have been issued in January on the harms of private equity in health care. Journalists should keep up…
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Unraveling the myth: Propublica’s investigation into a bad doc and a reckless hospital
In this webinar, we explore the case of Montana oncologist David Weiner, who stands accused of harming and killing patients.
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Reporting duo investigates industry sway over the FDA
Reporters Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee discuss their latest work, a three-part series on industry influence at the FDA.
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Hospitals don’t always test AI for accuracy and bias, study says
A new study shows that hospitals often don’t assess AI models using patient data before deploying them, potentially putting patients…
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How to uncover immediate jeopardy citations — and how AHCJ can help
Regulators and hospitals are not obliged to announce immediate jeopardy citations, so journalists must be diligent about digging them up.
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Let’s cool the hype about ‘ice’ treatment for breast cancer
As cryoablation for breast cancer becomes more available, journalists should emphasize that there’s uncertainty about how effective it is.
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Obstetric care continues to vanish from rural areas
When rural hospitals go into the red, they often have little choice but to stop delivering babies. The result can…
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Medicare is experimenting with how it pays for kidney transplants
The troubled U.S. kidney transplant system is about to get an overhaul. Or at least, half of it is.