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Andrew Smiley named AHCJ executive director
The Association of Health Care Journalists has hired broadcasting veteran Andrew Smiley as its next executive director, the association’s board…
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Andrew Smiley named AHCJ executive director
Andrew Smiley The Association of Health Care Journalists has hired broadcasting veteran Andrew Smiley as its next executive director, the…
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Understanding the COVID-19 plasma treatment debate
By forcing the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23 to approve blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment under an…
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Staffing in nursing homes matters when combating COVID-19
Why are some nursing homes doing so much better at containing the coronavirus among residents and staff than others? Testing,…
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2020 hurricane season: An opportunity to look into disaster preparedness
As Hurricane Laura makes landfall in the southern United States, we’ve updated our list of resources to help reporters connect…
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Report examines senior living facilities in the wake of COVID-19
The devastating toll of the coronavirus pandemic in nursing homes has had a domino effect on the entire senior living…
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CDC highlights case study on how schools could reopen safely
To showcase how schools could reopen safely this year, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield, M.D., highlighted…
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Keep an eye out for lead-time bias with COVID-19 deaths
Lead time bias is a well-recognized challenge especially when it comes to studies and statistics looking at cancer screenings. As…
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COVID-19 plus flu season could overwhelm health care system
As we start moving into fall and winter, Americans are certain to be facing a continuation of COVID-19, the disease…
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FDA promises crackdown on researchers who fail to properly register and report studies
For two decades, researchers have been required to register clinical trials that use any U.S. federal funding at ClinicalTrials.gov before…
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