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A look at the wide-ranging complications of diabetes among older adults
The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes is projected to skyrocket among older adults in the next two decades. This trends…
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How ACA repeal could impact mental health care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to the biggest expansion in mental health services in several decades, helping to close…
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Lessons learned from an end-of-life project
Tampa Bay Times feature writer Lane DeGregory wanted to explore the issue of physician-aid-in-dying, which was legal in a few…
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Making it personal: Chronicling the end of life
If you are terminally ill, in excruciating pain, and want a doctor to help you die, in most states you…
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Tips for covering the hidden trade in patient data
The big health data bazaar: Author and journalist Adam Tanner has tips for covering the hidden trade in patient data.…
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Here’s what you should know about the homeopathic teething tablet controversy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Jan. 27 warning about homeopathic teething tablets follows a 2016 announcement after investigators concluded that new…
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Resources for covering overdoses and addictions
Health care journalists covering addiction, overdoses, and the heroin epidemic are likely to learn that the health insurance system appears…
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FDA bans ‘close-hold embargoes’ in response to AHCJ protest
The Food and Drug Administration has banned a communications practice that troubled journalists and sparked protests from AHCJ and others. The agency…
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AHCJ joins 60 other journalism groups to ask Trump administration for meeting on government access
The Association of Health Care Journalists and 60 other journalism organizations have requested a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and…
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Watch for these four red flags when reporting on medical studies
Deciding whether to report on a clinical trial or other medical study requires considering factors that range from the study’s…