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Health journalism
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Former Star-Ledger reporter contributes to new site
A New York Times article that looks at newspaper refugees who have started their own news Web sites cites AHCJ…
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Editor moves on to create media, policy institute
AHCJ member Diana Mason is leaving her position as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing, where she has worked…
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FDA looks at letting some sunshine in
Ever wonder how the Food and Drug Administration decides to approve a drug or handle reports of side effects? You’re…
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Boulton, Wahlberg named Kaiser Media Fellows
AHCJ members Guy Boulton, a business reporter covering health care and health insurance for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and David…
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Autism and vaccines: A failure to communicate
When it comes to vaccine safety, findings that scientists regard as proven facts haven’t been strong enough to shake public…
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Premature coverage of abstracts troublesome
Gary Schwitzer of the University of Minnesota writes about what he calls a “troubling trend:” Reporters are writing articles based…
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Science journalists peer into the future
Six journalists explored “The Future of Science Journalism” during a panel at the Cambridge Science Festival at the MIT Museum.…
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Toxicologists: Media gets chemical risks wrong
Writing for STATS, a research organization affiliated with George Mason University, Robert Lichter reports on a study of “how experts…
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Oransky to take helm at Reuters Health
AHCJ board member Ivan Oransky, M.D., has been named executive editor of Reuters Health. He assumes RH’s top editorial job…
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CJR examines potential, weaknesses of health IT
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, sought to shed light on the nebulous…