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Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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New resource can help you assess hazards and risks and odds ratios
Over the years, I’ve presented on reporting medical research findings. Some of the most common questions I get are about…
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‘Question everything:’ 3 tips for covering health when you usually don’t
When reporting on the evolving pandemic, skepticism is crucial, says Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New…
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Provider groups closely monitor Supreme Court case on pharmacy benefit managers
The U.S. Supreme Court this month heard oral arguments in the case of Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. At…
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Use analogies to provide perspective for tricky numbers ― such as COVID-19 fatality rates
It’s no secret that humans are horrible at comprehending and estimating risk, especially when it comes to abstract numbers. It’s…
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Using step therapy, pharmacy benefit managers get between cancer patients and oncologists
Interference from health insurers is one of the biggest problems physicians face when prescribing medications, diagnostic tests, or other treatments…
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Know the nuances of vaccine efficacy when covering COVID-19 vaccine trials
I’ve written in previous posts about what to look for in COVID-19 vaccine trials and red flags to monitor. The…
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Brief compares candidates’ positions on older Americans’ health
A new explainer from The Commonwealth Fund examines how the two presidential candidates will or have approached health issues of…
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Amid upheaval, a Black mental health crisis and surge in requests for care
A spate of police and vigilante slayings of unarmed African Americans and a global pandemic that has hit Blacks especially…
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Freshen your skills with online course on reading medical studies
When it comes to feeling competent about understanding, interpreting and reporting on medical studies, one under-appreciated fact is that this…
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Latest medical conference to go virtual will target improving diagnosis, reducing disparities
One of the nation’s most interesting, patient- and media-friendly medical organizations next week will focus on a topic more relevant…
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