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CDC report includes state data on infections
The CDC has released a report detailing health-care-associated infections, specifically central line-associated bloodstream infections. This is the first such report…
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CDC used flawed data on lead in drinking water
The Washington Post‘s Carol Leonnig reports that an investigation by the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Investigations…
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#AHCJ2010 early coverage roundup
Apart from the announcement of the FDA’s infusion pump regulation push, the biggest appearances out of Health Journalism 2010 in…
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Fink wins Dart award for Memorial story
AHCJ member Sheri Fink’s 13,000-word piece on the difficult choices made at Memorial Hospital in the wake of Hurricane Katrina…
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Lieberman to cover health care as CFAH fellow
Trudy Lieberman, contributing editor/columnist for Columbia Journalism Review, has been appointed a fellow at the Center for Advancing Health. Lieberman,…
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AHCJ members among national contest winners
It’s awards season and we’re happy to report that AHCJ members are winning a number of national awards. What’s listed…
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Calif. organization names AHCJ members to staff
The new California HealthCare Foundation’s Center for Health Reporting has announced its editorial staff. The Center, a grant-funded organization led…
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What we’re reading: OSHA, reform and a new site
These are busy times for AHCJ (getting ready for Health Journalism 2010!) but we want to take a moment to…
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Superbug: Member’s book about MRSA released
“Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA,” AHCJ member Maryn McKenna’s second book, has been released today. McKenna, a member of…
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2009 winners named in health journalism awards
Investigations into questionable autism treatments, the safety of generic drugs, claims denials by disability insurers and the global trade in…