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Health journalism
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MRSA project earns AHCJ member an award
The National Association of Science Writers awarded AHCJ member Michael Berens the Science in Society Journalism Award for his part…
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AHCJ board names new officers
The AHCJ board of directors elected a new set of officers to take their seats at the upcoming fall board…
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Perceptions affecting support of public option
In the Health Policy debate, the public option has emerged as the latest controversy and possible stumbling block. A Washington…
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Ghostwriting: Journals’ dirty, not-so-little secret
The New York Times‘ Duff Wilson and Natasha Singer reported the results of a Journal of the American Medical Association…
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1 in 5 South Florida supermarkets failed inspections
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that as the state has stepped up inspections of grocery outlets, officials have found…
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Pew: Health gets most coverage again
This week’s coverage numbers (three-page pdf) from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism show health care taking…
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AHCJ members talk H1N1, grade the media
AHCJ member Dr. Mona Khanna and AHCJ board member Maryn McKenna , along with New Hampshire state epidemiologist Dr. Jose…
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Primer on reform draws from AHCJ presentation
Sarasota Health News reporter and editor David Gulliver released his own evaluation of health care reform, drawing on the Dartmouth…
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Access to list of disciplined health workers in limbo
NPR’s Joseph Shapiro looked into the status of the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, a database of nurses, nurse…
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Medical dramas paint skewed picture of ideal care
Sara Hussein writes for Agence France-Presse about how television dramas with medical themes give patients false impression that top-notch medical…