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Studies
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Report looks at limited access to dental health, offers recommendations
A report this week from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council looks at the consequences of inadequate…
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Reporter digs into nonprofit hospital CEO pay
At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s M.B. Pell has assembled a look at CEO pay at local nonprofit hospitals. Pell hits hard…
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Pushback against Medtronic’s Infuse hits boiling point
Medtronic’s ongoing woes with its blockbuster spine fusion product Infuse have been a staple of Covering Health for as long…
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Obesity doctor calls journalists’ statistical knowledge into question
Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., founder of Ottawa’s Bariatric Medical Institute, writes about two studies about obesity and questions whether journalists are…
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AHCJ gets contact list of senior HHS media officials
AHCJ now has an up-to-date list of the senior media officials at each division of the U.S. Department of Health…
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FCC report on journalism reveals failures, unique potential of the health beat
An FCC working group led by Steven Waldman (formerly of U.S. News & World Report and Beliefnet.com, among other things)…
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New life expectancy data can add context
to reporting on local healthA new data release today from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation gives journalists some unique tools to help…
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Study offers context for reporting on health insurance exchanges
The first tip sheet I wrote about covering Health Policy was pegged to the one-year mark of the Affordable Care…
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Medical device investigation unearths conflicts, regulatory issues
The latest investigation from the Chicago Tribune’s Jason Grotto and Deborah L. Shelton focuses on a single medical device, yet…
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PR professional offers cash for attending Allergan-hosted event
Journalist Lisa Collier Cool was “truly appalled” to receive an email that offered her a $250 stipend if she would…