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Disease-awareness campaigns merit extra scrutiny, experts say
This is part 2 of a package on sponsored disease awareness campaigns and other controversial drug marketing practices, focusing on…
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Explaining Biogen’s controversial ‘MCI’ advertising to your audience
New marketing campaigns about forgetfulness and distraction could lead people to seek the costly Aduhelm drug for Alzheimer’s disease even…
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38% of those screened for depression reported suicidal thoughts amid COVID-19
The first of four briefs Mental Health America will release in 2021 has concluded that 38% of 725,949 people who…
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Longtime AHCJ member Judi Kanne combined knowledge and compassion in her work
Judi Kanne regularly gathered compelling story ideas from her many conversations, travels and meetings, then dug into subjects with the…
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Put risk in context in covering latest on Delta variant and CDC mask guidance
I am sure many of you are scrambling to cover the latest about the Delta variant and the leak of…
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Data breaches on the rise: What you need to know
If it seems as if you’ve been reading more about data breaches of hospitals and health care organizations lately, you’re…
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Wednesday NIH webinar on women and alcohol highlights obscured problem
While recent headlines have pointed out the disastrous rise in opioid use during the pandemic, less attention has focused on…
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STAT health tech reporter says speed in the sector is a double-edged sword
Erin Brodwin is a San Francisco-based health tech reporter at STAT. Since 2019, she’s covered artificial intelligence in health care,…
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Stories to cover before the ACA’s special enrollment period ends
The Biden administration reported on July 14 that 2.1 million Americans had signed up for health insurance coverage on the…
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Recording, transcribing just keep getting easier with new apps
Until several years ago, I typed up my interviews as they were happening. The process gave me a headache and…
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