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Health journalism
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Lieberman: Media bought into heart docs’ fight
Using one-sided sentences published by newspapers nationwide as evidence, AHCJ Immediate Past President Trudy Lieberman takes her media peers to…
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Parikh examines media’s role in vaccine-autism link
In his latest dispatch, Salon.com contributor and pediatrician Rahul Parikih describes the media as the willing enablers of the decade…
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FDA warns against promoting unapproved drugs
The New York Times‘ Natasha Singer looked into the FDA’s recent warning of prominent cosmetic doctor Leslie Baumann (bio) for…
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‘Salami slicing’ yields many articles from one trial
As discussed by Toronto Star‘s Stuart Laidlaw and Pharmalot’s Ed Silverman, the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics recently drew attention to…
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Conference will deepen knowledge of health issues (#ahcj2010)
A list of expected sessions for Health Journalism 2010 has been released and it includes panels and classes on the…
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Debate over M.D. reporters in Haiti continues
Discussion and debate continues about the ethics of reporters also serving as doctors in Haiti. [Earlier post] The Washington Post‘s…
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Oransky: Medical study embargoes serve whom?
Embargoes, a fairly frequent topic of discussion on Covering Health, seem to bring out strong feelings in some people. In…
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Addressing the growing demand for kidneys
Josephine Marcotty of the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently wrote a series addressing the increasing demand for kidneys, a need spurred…
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Doctor or journalist? Roles become blurred in Haiti
As aid flows to Haiti and the full scope of the disaster becomes clear, there is an interesting discussion happening…
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Bush Institute program set to launch for PBS
The Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute, a think tank founded by the former president, is working on a new public…