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Oral health
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Reporter shares lessons learned about questioning conventional wisdom
“The decision to remove wisdom teeth often seems like a routine part of young adulthood. But more people are starting…
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Vapor from e-cigarettes triggers changes to cells in lab study
Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes are growing in popularity among American adults, and while some states restrict their use by minors,…
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Posts about Ebola, oral health, ethics and data among year’s top reads
As we close out 2014, take a look back at the most popular Covering Health posts of the year: Comparing…
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Lessons learned in covering passage of a soda tax
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 4 elections, Tom Lochner covered the debate over soda tax questions on…
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Seniors face struggle to get preventive dental care
A recent special “Your Money” section in The New York Times looked at American spending habits from a variety of…
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Students find new angles to cover at free dental clinic
The Journalism Center on Children & Families, formerly the Casey Journalism Center, is scheduled to close at the end of…
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Dental complaints in California pile up unseen
Reporter Rachel Cook’s “Dental Dangers” series, published this summer in The Bakersfield Californian, explores a long history of complaints and lawsuits…
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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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Listeners hear from patients, dentists at charity dental clinic
KBIA Mid-Missouri Public Radio listeners were recently offered an insightful report on the problems poor adults in the state have…
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Despite settlements, fraud allegations in Texas Medicaid program still unclear
Texas Tribune health writer Becca Aaronson has been providing in-depth coverage of the state’s unfolding Medicaid orthodontic scandal. The allegations of…