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Health journalism
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Local story idea: Saturday is ‘Patient Safety Day’
Each year, beginning in 2001, July 25 has been designated as “Patient Safety Day.” It is intended to pay tribute…
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CJR: BPA truth lies in the middle
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Sanhita Reddy reviews a recent STATS critique of media coverage regarding Bisphenol A and the…
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AHCJ membership elects new board members
Members of the Association of Health Care Journalists elected two new names to the AHCJ board of directors and returned…
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Berens, Aleccia win National Press Club awards
Two AHCJ members have won 2009 National Press Club awards. The Seattle Times‘ Michael Berens and Ken Armstrong won the…
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AHCJ member founds local health news site
AHCJ member Dave Gulliver, formerly of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, launched the nonprofit Sarasota Health News late Wednesday night. In less…
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U.K. official praises British health reporting
Christie Silk reports the World Editor’s Forum’s editorsweblog.org that Lord Drayson, U.K. minister for science and innovation, told the World…
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House reform bill includes serious disclosure rules
The health care reform bill to be considered by the House of Representatives (1018-page pdf) includes strict disclosure requirements regarding…
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Medicine 3.0 lists 25 top health policy blogs
The list specialists over at Medicine 3.0, a blog hosted by Nursingassistantguides.com, have provided a quick rundown of 25 top…
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Hearst team undertakes health investigation
Editor & Publisher’s Joe Strupp reports that journalists with Hearst Corporation are working on a company-wide investigation into an “unidentified…
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First class of AHCJ-NLM fellows announced
Six journalists have been named fellows in the program, created this year to increase reporters’ access and understanding of the…