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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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Tips on reporting about the changing nature of HPV-related cancers
Ever since actor Michael Douglas used his battle with throat cancer in 2013 to help raise awareness about the disease,…
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Uncovering a bombshell about Zika in Puerto Rico
Beth Murphy In early 2016, Beth Murphy set out to make a series of films focused on the impact of…
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What was that number again …? The solution to re-using stats in your writing
Like many reporters, I have developed several niches in my reporting within medical research. I most often write about pediatrics,…
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Midterm elections changed prospects for Medicaid expansion
The Commonwealth Fund’s Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., vice president for health care coverage and access, walked us through the prospects…
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Free dental care day provides opportunity for broader examination of access to care
In recent coverage of a free dental care day for low-income Mainers, Portland Press Herald reporter Joe Lawlor explored some…
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Free clinic provides opportunity for broader examination of access to care
Joe Lawlor In coverage of a free dental care day for low-income Mainers, Portland Press Herald reporter Joe Lawlor explored…
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