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Public health
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Panic is contagious: How to cover public health preparedness
It’s been said that fear travels faster than the virus. This is true. Given that Ebola is less contagious than…
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Dallas Ebola case raises questions about care for the uninsured
When Thomas Eric Duncan died Wednesday of Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, one of many questions that…
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Defusing panic over Ebola by understanding R-nought
Earlier today it was announced that Thomas Eric Duncan died in Dallas. Duncan, a Liberian national who contracted Ebola in…
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Patient condition terminology: Do you really know what ‘critical’ means?
Some words are so familiar that it’s easy to assume you know what they mean – especially terms for a patient’s condition.…
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A collection of the latest Ebola stories, resources
What I’m reading about Ebola today: “Possible second Ebola case in Dallas,” which may, of course, be related to “Experts…
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Resources for covering Ebola following Texas patient’s diagnosis
With today’s announcement of the first Ebola case to be diagnosed in the U.S., it’s worth brushing up on the…
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Covering climate change and health: A primer for journalists
Climate change has been making the headlines. More than 300,000 people kicked off Climate Week NYC 2014 with a march through…
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Media groups decry CDC’s silence on W.Va. spill; agency admits communication missteps
The recent chemical spill in West Virginia, which contaminated the drinking water of 300,000 people, became another occasion when federal…
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Mosquito-borne disease appears in West Indies
A nasty virus just landed on America’s doorstep. Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
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AHCJ fellows meet with Frieden during three days of CDC briefings
Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, met this morning with the AHCJ Regional…