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Online technology tip sheet
Links to help journalists learn more about social networking software and sites.
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State agency fines polluters but economy takes toll
Tony Bartelme of the Charleston Post and Courier obtained and analyzed records of 17 years of fines handed out to…
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The digital revolution in health reporting
More than 40 members of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of AHCJ met to discuss the potential benefits of…
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Site picks top 10 health search engines
AltSearchEngines.com rated the top 10 health search engines of 2008, with a description of each and some sites in development…
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Doctors face obstacles in transition to costly EMRs
In his American Journey blog, the Wall Street Journal‘s Andy Jordan considered the impact of stimulus funds on the health-care…
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Reports: Kansas governor Sebelius to lead HHS
The Associated Press is reporting that a White House source says Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is President Obama’s choice to…
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Study advocates evidence-based medical guidelines
In USA Today, Steve Sternberg covers a study which found that guidelines used to treat cardiac patients are often not…
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Covering Health Policy and Obama’s proposed budget
President Obama has presented his budget outline to Congress, including a proposal for $634 billion for U.S. health care, including…
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Bedbug complaints proliferate in New York City
Bedbug complaints are on the rise in the Big Apple, reports Adam Lisberg in the New York Daily News. Complaints…
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Subsidized programs struggle to attract uninsured
Lori Aratani reported in The Washington Post on the difficulties officials face when working to draw the uninsured into subsidized…
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