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Confounding by indication case study 1: Induction of labor and cesarean delivery risk
One of the biggest challenges in teasing out possible causation or directionality of an exposure and an observed phenomenon, it’s…
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Researchers asking tough questions about Medicare’s readmission reduction program
Researchers and health policy experts are questioning the value of Medicare’s efforts to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions. The latest example…
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Report tackles the risk of medication overload among older adults
Experts on aging are sounding the alarm about another U.S. drug crisis: Too many older adults taking too many medications.…
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Researchers identify new Alzheimer’s-like condition
A recently recognized dementia that mimics many of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, but actually is an entirely different form…
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New data resource on NSQIP database can inform coverage of relevant medical studies
More than 1,500 peer-reviewed studies have relied on a surgical database known as the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP),…
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AHCJ board members speak at World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2019
Ivan Oransky, M.D., president of AHCJ’s board of directors, and Maryn McKenna, an AHCJ board member, were among the speakers…
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D.C. journalists gather for annual summer reception
Members of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists gathered over food and beverages on June…
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Study shows Medicare’s hospital readmission reduction program effect on mortality
Health policy experts caution that when health care purchasers tinker with payment incentives, the results can often have unintended consequences.…
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New angles in writing about mosquito season
With mosquito season heating up in the United States, reporters may be looking for new angles to write about these…
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CDC says it wants better working relationships with reporters, provides contact information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided AHCJ with the email addresses and phone numbers of three key…
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