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Award-winning genetics reporter shares her process
Sometimes exploring a topic requires more than one story … or three … and sometimes it involves a bit of…
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Study documents disparities that contribute to late diagnosis of oral cancer
Research has long shown that Americans from minority groups and those with a lower socioeconomic status are less likely to…
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December 1994: Medical error meets journalism
Michael L. Millenson When Dr. George Lundberg, then editor of JAMA, decided to print two articles on medical error, he…
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In patient safety, compelling stories are waiting to be told
Prominent stories about medical error played a central role in the political impact of the landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM)…
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New tip sheet explains ‘partial Medicaid expansion’ – and why it hasn’t happened (yet)
Since the Supreme Court ruling in 2012, states have been warring over whether or not to expand Medicaid. Now, some…
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Health journalists gather for annual holiday celebration
About 50 health care reporters from the Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington, D.C., chapter gathered at FierceHealthcare last month…
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In-depth, personal reporting digs deep into consumer genetic testing
Tina Hesman Saey won second place in the Consumer/Feature (small) category of the 2018 AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Journalism…
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How are nursing homes doing when it comes to staffing? This tool helps you find out
Staffing is perhaps the most important factor in a nursing home resident’s quality of care and the ability to live…
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Maternal deaths among black women focus attention on the need for policy and payment reform
For the past several years, health care journalists have correctly focused on the rising rate of pregnancy-related mortality in the…
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Year-end wrap-up: What your colleagues are reading
We’re closing in on the end of the year and the inevitable annual lists. We thought this would be a…
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