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Here’s what you need to know when covering ‘step’ therapy
All physicians, and especially those who care for patients with chronic conditions, complain that health insurers too often override their…
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Tips for examining the risks, benefits of OTC pain relief
Physicians are being encouraged to curtail prescribing of powerful narcotics in response to the nation’s opioid crisis. So some patients…
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CNN in the hot seat: Using numbers without context has consequences
How many times have you wanted to make a comparison between two numbers — a local rate and national rate,…
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Maine’s Medicaid expansion won’t help those who need dental care
Backers of Maine’s Medicaid expansion, approved by voters in 2017, have been locked in a court battle with outgoing Republican…
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AHCJ selects first International Health Study Fellows
The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded its first AHCJ International Health Study Fellowships to four journalists who intend…
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OTC pain relief doesn’t come without risks – especially for seniors
These days, it’s rare to open a medical journal, turn on the TV or read a newspaper without seeing one…
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For children born with or without heart conditions, social factors play a clear role in their cardiovascular outcomes
When it comes to health care disparities and cardiovascular disease (CVD), the divide widens early. A spate of studies published…
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More than 80 attend D.C. chapter’s eighth annual holiday party
The eighth annual holiday party for the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists hosted reporters alongside…
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How state disease detectives track and prevent spread of STDs
As sexually transmitted diseases, like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, have surged 31 percent over the past five years, states are…
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Texas court decision leaves ACA in limbo
A federal judge in Texas has thrown out the Affordable Care Act – every single word of the sprawling law.…
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