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H1N1 fears put graduation tradition on hold
Oklahoma State University has joined a growing list of institutions where administrators will not be shaking graduates’ hands during commencement…
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Study: Weak science in hospital press releases
Reporters often come under fire for subpar or sensationalized coverage of medical science, but a new study by researchers from…
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Senate committee holds health care reform hearing
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mt.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are holding the second of three conversations on…
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Hackers hold Va. prescription database hostage
Some very nasty folks disabled a Virginia state Web site containing confidential prescription information, reportedly deleting more than 8 million…
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AHCJ member reports from Zambia, Malawi
WUNC reporter and AHCJ member Rose Hoban tackled abortions in Zambia, AIDs orphans in Malawi, medical education in Africa and…
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Shute, McCarthy chosen for new boot camp
Two AHCJ members are among the inaugural class of the Knight Digital Media Center’s News Entrepreneur Boot Camp. Nancy Shute,…
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Hospital apologizes after banning newspaper
The Hackensack University Medical Center has apologized to The (Bergen County, N.J.) Record for banning its sale on hospital grounds…
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Reporter falls ill, wonders if H1N1 was cause
So that’s the little bugger causing all the flu fuss? The H1N1 virus, revealed in images released by the Centers…
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Hospital cancels ads, bans paper after story
The Hackensack University Medical Center, apparently unhappy about a story about its governing board, has pulled advertising from The (Bergen…
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H1N1 roundup: Headlines outpace cases
Swine flu stories are practically their own pandemic. Confirmed cases of illness caused by the H1N1 virus in the U.S.…
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