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Reporter helps readers dissect a pandemic conspiracy theory
As misinformation about COVID-19 continues to proliferate in the digital world, journalists are challenged more than ever to debunk falsehoods…
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Investigating conspiracy theories a growing part of COVID-19 coverage
Marshall Allen As misinformation about COVID-19 continues to proliferate in the digital world, journalists are challenged more than ever to…
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Study to investigate adolescent mental health during the pandemic
Much advice has appeared in the media over the past two months about how to manage anxiety, depression and other…
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How COVID-19 may affect death rates not from the coronavirus
As many hospitals have struggled with a deluge of COVID-19 patients, which at times has prompted patients with other severe…
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AHCJ beat-reporting award winner and freelancer targets military health care
Health care issues in the military are becoming increasingly important to uncover, especially as the nation watches the response to…
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In the midst of a pandemic, employers begin to negotiate insurance coverage for next year
Every year, all employers negotiate with health insurers over what they’ll pay in insurance premiums for the coming year. And…
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Employer direct contracts with doctors, hospitals and health systems a growing trend
At one time, direct contracts between employers and health care providers were rare, but no longer. Disney, Intel, General Motors,…
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Panel highlights lack of data, obesity as among under-covered pandemic stories
Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada and North Dakota are the only four states in the U.S. that (as of May 13) have…
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How a silly Facebook riddle can help you think more critically about medical studies
At a certain point, you think you’ve seen all of those maddening, intentionally misleading Facebook math riddles. The first one…
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RSS service streamlines access to COVID-19 preprints
It can be hard enough to keep up with the peer-reviewed research flooding out of journals related to COVID-19 and…
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