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cancer
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Time takes a critical look at breast cancer treatment
Siobhan O’Connor recently explored in a Time magazine piece an issue that has been gaining traction in both the medical…
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How we talk about cancer: Insights on language for journalists
The public radio show “On the Media” recently devoted its entire hour to an insightful and poignant episode on cancer…
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Smokeless tobacco use among teens on the rise, even among athletes
The use of snuff and other smokeless tobacco products by American high school students is up significantly, even among high…
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Study attempts policy point by detailing cancer rates by congressional district
A lot has been said lately about the geography of health, with maps citing longevity by ZIP code, and other…
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Podcast series launches with discussion of potential harms of screening tests
If you want to get a better grasp on the intricacies of screenings and assessing their risk-benefit analysis, there’s now…
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Health insurance discrimination persists for those with HIV, cancer and other conditions, despite ACA
Over the past two years, patient advocacy groups, researchers and consultants have said health insurers have discriminated against their members…
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Fellowship allows journalist to dig into what drives oncologists out of private practice
Any health care journalist covering the business side of physician practices knows that doctors in private practice often struggle. Health…
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Experts share realities behind generic, specialty drug pricing
Health journalists received a few lessons in economics during a discussion last week on some alarming drug trends – largely…
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Baseball’s Schilling blames tobacco for cancer; what do reporters need to know about links?
The ties between smokeless tobacco and baseball run deep. The immortal Babe Ruth claimed Pinch Hit was his chew of…
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Health reporter finds conflicts between medical evidence, personal experience
When first diagnosed with breast cancer, journalist Karen D. Brown didn’t plan to write about it. But, as she met…