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Evaluating concerns about accelerated FDA drug approvals
Congress has a chance in September to try to speed the pace of studies needed to confirm whether drugs sold…
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Will the FDA get more tools for handling accelerated drug approvals?
September is a great time for journalists to examine how well U.S. regulators are handling the accelerated approval pathway for…
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Useful sources to aid reporting on pharmacy benefit managers
Last month, Ed Silverman at STAT News covered the story about how Centene, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, agreed to…
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Journalist explains the right and wrong way to cover suicide
When covering suicide, words, and framing matter, a lesson Raleigh, N.C.-based Kaiser Health News reporter Aneri Pattani learned firsthand when suicide…
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Tips for covering suicide
As suicidal ideation, attempted suicides and actual suicides have increased in recent years, so has coverage of those topics and…
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What to know about telemedicine fraud
When the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in July it had levied criminal charges against 36 defendants across the country for…
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CMS expands popular home and community-based program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is funding five additional states and territories to expand access to home and community-based…
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Rise in naloxone costs for uninsured, a significant access barrier to life-saving drug
The cost of naloxone has risen sharply for people lacking insurance, even as laws have made it easier to prescribe…
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Registration opens Monday for Chicago summit on violence as a public health issue
Approximately 45,222 Americans died from gun-related injuries in 2020, the highest recorded number in U.S. history, according to recent CDC…
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Registration opens Monday for Chicago summit on violence as a public health issue
For the first time ever, AHCJ will dedicate its fall summit to covering violence as a public health issue, with…
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