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Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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‘Virus hunter’ stays ahead of outbreaks
Writing for Men’s Journal, Tom Clynes followed Nathan Wolfe — the virological and epidemiological equivalent of a rock star — to…
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Top N.Y. neurosurgeons suspended, sued
Heidi Evans of the New York Daily News has followed the story of a pair of embattled New York neurosurgeons,…
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Urological group pushes PSA screenings
The Cancer Letter‘s Paul Goldberg reports that the American Urological Association released a list of best practices that included beginning…
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FDA chides Cheerios maker for drug claims
If you’re concerned about your health, avoid foods that make health claims. That’s the tart, counterintuitive advice from the thoughtful…
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Using Nursing Home Compare
Charles Ornstein of ProPublica offers some tips on using the government’s site to evaluate nursing homes. He identifies the strengths…
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Fawcett speaks out on cancer, media and privacy
ProPublica senior reporter Charles Ornstein, who is vice president of AHCJ’s board of directors, interviewed Farrah Fawcett about her fight…
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European ruling equates journalism, advertising
Can information about medicines that is communicated by third parties – such as journalists – constitute advertising? How about when the…
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Do days recognizing nurses help the profession?
Today is International Nurses Day, an occasion pegged to the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the British woman who devoted her…
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Health care reform roundtable live on C-SPAN
The Senate Finance Committee is holding the last of three roundtables about health care reform, which is being broadcast by…
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Shalala advocates for nurses’ role in reform
The American Academy of Nurses hosted a press conference on Friday to push for the inclusion of nurses in the…
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