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ethics
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Behind the investigation into former HHS secretary’s travels
A few months ago, two of our Politico health reporters Dan Diamond and Rachana Pradhan, told me they had heard…
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Everything you wanted to know about conflicts of interest (even if you weren’t afraid to ask)
The May 2 special issue of JAMA is one to bookmark, because its theme is integral to the work of…
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AHCJ adds to its ethical framework for journalists’ decisions
AHCJ’s board of directors has voted unanimously to add a new item to its Statement of Principles, the association’s compendium of…
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Medical research coverage often contains too few independent, conflict-free comments
Just one in every six new stories about medical research contained independent comments from someone besides the study authors —…
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Wisconsin reporter explored the science of organ transplants
News features on organ transplants often focus on a specific success story. But there’s far more under the surface when…
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Medical students track former patients via EHRs, but is that ethical?
Medical students are accessing patient electronic health records after those patients are no longer in their care, raising some interesting…
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Check out your sources for conflicts of interest
It doesn’t take long for many journalists to end up on a slew of PR and marketing lists. Pitch emails…
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ADA cautions that charity clinics should take care with ethical issues
Organizers of free megaclinics at city stadiums and rural fairgrounds frequently describe their efforts as “Band-Aid” solutions to a much…
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Member’s JAMA piece looks at ethical considerations of physician-journalists
AHCJ member Rita Rubin explores the tricky territory of working as a doctor and a journalist in a “Medical News…
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Freelancers face unique conflict-of-interest dilemmas
Previously, Covering Health has addressed two kinds of potential conflicts of interest that health journalists should watch out for: those of…