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Tracking down the biggest food recall of 2018
Sam Bloch The New Food Economy reporter Sam Bloch learned about many of the hidden stories about the nation’s food…
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Chronicling America’s uninsured and their gut-wrenching decisions
John Tozzi The people with the most at stake in America’s health-care debate often have the smallest voice in it.…
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Get ready to cover the coming tide of clinical research preprints
The bread and butter of medical research reporting traditionally has been coverage of peer-reviewed studies. However, some new kids are…
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Zika still a threat in Puerto Rico, but government stopped tracking it
The government of Puerto Rico has reported no cases of people with the Zika virus since early 2017, which might…
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Getting sources on the record when loved ones are involved
Nursing homes are supposed to be places that care for ill, frail adults — many of whom also suffer from…
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Turned away from care: Dementia patients with signs of aggression have limited options
Tony Leys Dementia patients can essentially be blackballed from nursing homes if they’ve ever shown signs of aggression. This is…
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Oropharyngeal cancer a growing result of HPV’s spread
With about 14 million new infections a year, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually-transmitted virus in the United…
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Utah’s Medicaid expansion hits some headwinds
No sooner had we posted an update on the prospects for Medicaid expansion in several states, including the three that…
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Imperative for covering climate change as health issue
The rising temperature of the earth – climate change – is already causing serious challenges to people’s health, from worsening…
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More adults over 50 risk benzodiazepine misuse
Prescription rates of opioids and benzodiazepines are on the rise among the older adult population, according to two recent studies.…
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