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Media played helpful role in communicating risks during Zika outbreak
The news media, for the most part, played a helpful role in communicating the known health risks of the Zika…
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Newspaper’s suit over food stamp data headed to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case brought eight years ago by a South Dakota newspaper asserting…
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Don’t be misled by low premiums when covering short-term health plans
Since August, President Trump and the federal Department of Health and Human Services have been promoting short-term health insurance plans…
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Persistence, persuasion pays off with critical global health security story
Ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China are having an impact on the global economy and potentially U.S. biosecurity.…
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Persistence, persuasion pays off with critical global health security story
Emily Baumgaertner New York Times reporter Emily Baumgaertner got started in health news while working on a graduate degree in…
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How are ACA’s quality measures affecting health care?
On a recent What the Health podcast, where I’m a frequent guest, we took some listeners’ questions. One was about…
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Don’t neglect the human stories — and human pain — behind clinical trials
Most often, reporting on medical studies means recounting numbers, demographic details, findings and statistical probability values that are so abstract…
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Some basic questions to ask presenters and attendees at a medical conference
Conferences can be hectic to cover, and it’s difficult sometimes to pin down the researcher or presenter you need, much…
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Aftermath of child’s death continues to highlight risks of pediatric dental anesthesia
A state jury found a former Hawaii dentist not guilty of manslaughter and other criminal charges related to the highly…
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New report paints a grim picture of older women in poverty
A significant percentage of older women are struggling to stay out of poverty, according to a new issue brief from…
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