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Pandemic, closed clinics drove rise in drug overdoses and STDs, data show
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 16 published data showing drug overdose deaths soared 30 percent in…
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Health Disparities 2021 Report documents health inequities by state
Disparities by race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status and geographical regions persist in the U.S., despite significant public health advancements, medical…
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New federal mandate should allow freer flow of medical information
April 5 marked the official start of a federal mandate meant to allow consumers easier access to their medical records…
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Another Alzheimer’s treatment takes a different route than the rest
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a two-part package on the pipeline for Alzheimer’s disease drugs. Check out part…
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Aside from Eli Lilly’s drug, what else is in the Alzheimer’s pipeline?
Eli Lilly recently announced that the FDA had granted a breakthrough therapy designation for donanemab, its investigational antibody therapy for…
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Expect more pushback from insurers and hospitals over rules to limit surprise bills
On July 1, the nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealthcare (UHC), stopped paying out-of-network claims when its fully insured members seek…
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Vaccinations required for Health Journalism ’21; registration opens Thursday
AHCJ Members, We have been working hard to put the pieces together for our annual conference Oct. 28-31 in Austin,…
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Science writer follows the trail of tick bites and a meat allergy
A feature story exploring how some ticks can cause people to develop an allergy to meat was one of the…
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Comparative Effectiveness Research fellows named for 2021
Eleven journalists have been selected for the 2021 class of the AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research. The fellowship program…
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As pandemic wears on, nurses’ mental health wears thin
A half-hour before nursing supervisor Jotis Lee was scheduled to end her shift on the Friday before July 4th, the…
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