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Government
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Report explains doctors’ reluctance to adopt EMRs
Writing for the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, Susan Jaffe spent time in the trenches to better understand how…
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Health officials, journalists agree on standards for releasing information
New guidance addresses public health emergencies Public health officials and journalists now have guidance on what information should be made…
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Investigations spotlight workplace safety
Workplace safety got plenty of attention last week, from a public radio investigation in Seattle to a series by the…
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Inspired by NHS, Lieberman calls for reporters to spotlight patient safety improvements
Fresh off a trip to powwow with health journalists, academics and officials in England as a Fulbright Senior Specialist, AHCJ…
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Reporters find heart devices skipped FDA’s more rigorous approval process
Deborah L. Shelton and Jason Grotto of the Chicago Tribune couldn’t help but wonder: How does a medical device get…
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Author sees need for more drug safety info for elderly
Writing a guest blog item for Scientific American, AHCJ member Laura Newman profiled the case of her mother to argue…
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Journal Sentinel details public health investigation into tainted alcohol wipes
Last week we shared the story of how MSNBC.com reporter JoNel Aleccia uncovered the FDA’s failure to take action on…
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Beat reporter uncovers FDA’s failure to take action on contaminated products
What happens when health care products that are supposed to protect against infection and illness turn out to be contaminated…
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Bill blocks funding of consumer safety database
The 2012 spending bill approved today by the House Financial Services and General Government appropriations subcommittee would prohibit the Consumer…
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Potential changes in regulation of medical devices would likely impact health care costs
As the medical device industry ramps up its campaign against further government regulation, Merrill Goozner takes stock of the regulatory…