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Fellowships on medical research can take your reporting further
One of the best ways to become skilled in reporting on medical research is to immerse yourself in the experience…
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Closure of struggling Arizona clinic highlights challenges for low-income dental patients
Getting dental care was already hard for low-income adults in Arizona. Now officials in Coconino County have reluctantly announced their…
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Spotlighting sepsis: How one journalist reported on ‘dirty little hospital horror’
As senior quality editor for HealthLeaders Media, Cheryl Clark wrote more than 1,300 stories about hospitals’ efforts to improve quality…
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Acronyms, health care and the poor: Understanding hospital safety net payments
The months-long controversy between Florida and the federal Medicaid program over funding for hospitals and clinics that serve uninsured low-income…
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Tribal leaders take new approach to improving dental health
The Seattle Times last month profiled tribal leader Brian Cladoosby, a longtime leader of Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, which has…
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Get a jump on covering 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid
The 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid is July 30. Over the years, these programs have evolved from basic safety…
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Use national statistics to localize findings, dig for enterprise stories
The National Center for Health Statistics published the latest data on 2014 births last month, and these reports can be…
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Reporters’ digging reveals one of the largest scandals in Texas Medicaid program
Byron Harris The tip about troubles in Texas’ Medicaid dental system was part of a routine conversation. But it was…
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Story ideas emerge between policy, spin at White House Conference on Aging
It’s difficult to describe the experience of walking into the East Room of the White House as an invited member…
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Surgeons’ complication rates become public with new database
Whether consumers are choosing a car, a household appliance or even a nursing home, there are ratings and reviews available…
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