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Public health
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Eight-part series on hepatitis C finds unique moment in an epidemic
While working on a documentary about opioid addiction, Kristin Espeland Gourlay, the health care reporter for Rhode Island Public Radio, discovered…
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Communities may see water fluoridation levels drop because of revised recommendations
Stressing that community water fluoridation remains an important tool in fighting tooth decay, public health officials have updated their recommendation…
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Despite progress fighting HIV, most vulnerable still at risk #ahcj15
HIV prevention and treatment have undergone a revolution since the disease first appeared, but there are still barriers to reaching…
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Doctor says media coverage of Ebola ‘fanned the hysteria’ #ahcj15
Media coverage of the Ebola epidemic did a disservice to the public and, “a reckoning is due,” a Médecins Sans…
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Study: Sugar industry influenced plan to prevent tooth decay
Under the influence of the sugar industry decades ago, federal health officials stepped back from an ambitious campaign to wipe…
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Investigating the health impacts of fracking
The fracking controversy has been high profile in recent years, and tempers are short on all sides of the subject. Some groups see natural…
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Sullivan, autobiography recognized with NAACP Image Award
Louis W. Sullivan, who spoke to Health Journalism 2014 attendees about his just-released autobiography, has won an NAACP Image Award…
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Journalists around the country track vaccination rates
Data from “Kindergarten Immunization – California” (silk.co) As many are reporting, the measles outbreak has parents…
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NIH cautions older adults, caregivers to be vigilant about hypothermia
Hypothermia is a dangerous drop in body temperature that may result in long term, serious health problems such as a…
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Flu hitting seniors hard across the country
It’s the first week of January and winter seems to have finally arrived with a vengeance. In addition to the…