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Studies
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McKenna on A. baumanii, the latest resistant bug
On her Superbug blog, AHCJ board member Maryn McKenna works her explanatory magic on Acinetobacter baumanii, a drug-resistant bug whose…
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Infection-reduction measures vs. the real world
The Wall Street Journal‘s Katherine Hobson writes about the recent JAMA study which she says demonstrates that publicly reported infection…
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News service to disclose when PIOs listen in
MedPage Today, an online breaking-news service for physicians, today instituted a rule requiring reporters to inform readers whenever a press…
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AHRQ asks ‘Who’s paying for rising health costs?’
The latest statistics brief out of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality address what researchers called the “growing burden…
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APHA: Transportation policies impact health
Transportation policies and public health are inextricably linked, according to a new report released by the American Public Health Association.…
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Workshop explored health needs of rural residents
Dennis Berens, president of the National Rural Health Association, called media coverage of Health Policy a failure – but not…
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Study authors don’t always have access to raw data
John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on outside authors of drug company-funded studies who do not have access…
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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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GAO evaluates youth concussion databases
In a recent report, the Goverment Accountability Office reviewed national efforts to track concussions in youth sports (highlights). The 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…