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Meals on Wheels testing app to keep tabs on homebound elderly
For many homebound elderly, the driver who delivers their weekly meals may be their only human contact all week. These…
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Despite Medicaid expansion and restored benefits, many Californians lack dental care
In the years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), California has employed Medicaid expansion and the state…
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Tip sheet looks at challenges of older practicing physicians
How old is too old to practice medicine? That’s a question without a definitive answer, but one of concern to…
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Advice from a journalist covering global health
Amy Maxmen, a San-Francisco-based science reporter for Nature magazine, travels the world to cover global health topics. In 2018, her…
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New data section offers statistics and info on disability in America
What do depression, diabetes, dyslexia, prosthetics, hearing loss, obesity and heart disease all have in common? All are considered disabilities…
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Decoding upcoding: Reporter finds manipulation of patient condition severity in ER bills
Jenny Deam, who specializes in reporting on the business of health at the Houston Chronicle, has been digging into health…
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FDA issues another reminder about the risks of connected medical devices to hacking
In recent years, as medical devices have become more connected, cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm on their vulnerabilities. A…
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Tylenol, antibiotics and asthma risk: Confounding by indication case study 3
I’ve discussed in previous blog posts ways in which confounding by indication can completely change the way observational research is…
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10 tips for writing about the growing number of older doctors
Are there doctors in your city/county/state who are too old to practice? How do you tell? And who’s to say?…
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Reporter finds reviewing comments on federal proposals provided insight into what was to come
What can journalists learn from reading the comments that health care professionals send to federal agencies that propose new rules…
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