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Project offers guide on access to autopsy records
The Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project at the University of Florida College of Communications has posted an online guide to…
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CDC says monitoring system finds no ill from spill
The CDC has two major monitoring programs active in the Gulf of Mexico during the spill: The National Poison Data…
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ER visits caused by nonmedical use of opioids double in 5 years
The latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC focuses on the rapid increase of emergency department visits caused…
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HHS shows off tools marrying health, data
This morning’s HHS briefing about the new Community Health Data Initiative, part of the Open Government Initiative, covered a lot…
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Site lists hundreds of potential freelance outlets
Biotechmedia.com bills itself as a “marketing resource site for the medical, pharmaceutical, biotech and veterinary industries,” but AHCJ member Eileen…
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U.S. global health policy focus of guide
In recognition of the major role global health issues now play in even the most local stories, the Kaiser Family…
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AHCJ has resources for World Tuberculosis Day
In honor of World Tuberculosis Day, an awareness day organized by the Stop TB Partnership, here’s a roundup of the…
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ProPublica guides reporters to check local boards
For those of you who have followed the ongoing investigation ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber have done into nurses…
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High cost of foodborne illness broken down by state
The Make Our Food Safe coalition’s latest study provides a state-by-state breakdown of the cost of foodborne illness, both in…
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AHCJ: Joint Commission site obscures information
In a letter to Mark R. Chassin , M.D., the Joint Commission‘s president and CEO, the Association of Health Care…