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Remote supervision of medical trainees allows expanded rural care — at least for now
Remote supervision allows attending physicians to observe learners from anywhere, used at least for the critical parts of a medical…
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Green Houses: A communal approach to elder care
Green Houses are elder-centered, long-term care residences that are designed to look and feel like a typical residential home.
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Freelancers: Finding health insurance doesn’t have to be so difficult
As the number of staff jobs in journalism shrinks, many reporters are turning to freelancing and need a new health…
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Tool to help doctors discuss firearm violence with patients may inspire story ideas
Health care professionals are often on the frontlines of the firearm violence epidemic, caring for the thousands who are shot…
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Using WIC analysis to write about health trends in women, infants and children
Learn how WIC, a social services program for low-income women, infants and children, has long been hampered by regulatory barriers.
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Why journalists should stop overlooking tuberculosis coverage
Tuberculosis is the second deadliest infectious disease in the world, but U.S. reporters often overlook it as it affects relatively…
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Chicago Tribune team exposes how the system fails to protect patients from sex abusers
Reporters Lisa Schencker and Emily Hoerner exposed how state regulators and hospitals fail to protect patients from sexual abuse.
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Sources for covering the hidden clauses raising employers’ and workers’ health costs
In February, a Johnson & Johnson employee sued the company for driving up health insurance costs in what could be…
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Patient safety indicators continue to lag post-pandemic
Patient safety indicators continue to lag from the pandemic downturn as federal officials tout their effort to improve patient safety.
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Disparities in chronic conditions offer clues about future Medicare spending
Most non-white people are developing chronic conditions at younger ages compared to their white counterparts.