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Investigator, researcher share tips on how to cover suicide
Death by suicide is on the rise and is the second-leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 39.…
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Ohio Medicaid program demands new payment strategy after journalists explain how PBMs use ‘spread pricing’
Over the past six months, journalists for the Columbus Dispatch have written more than 40 articles about the murky world…
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Increased optimism about new Alzheimer’s drugs, tests
You may have recently heard about the multimillion-dollar donation that Bill Gates and Leonard Lauder made to support research into…
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Landmark oral health report due for an update
In his landmark Oral Health in America report in 2000, then-Surgeon General David Satcher reminded the nation that oral health…
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Newly merged infectious disease organization offers journalists’ resources
More than five million children around the world die before the age of five from infectious diseases like pneumonia, malaria…
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Series explores how pharmacy contracts obscure drug pricing details from consumers
When covering prescription drug pricing, one problem that journalists face is understanding the almost-labyrinthine complexity of the drug supply chain,…
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Checking conflicts of interest: If cutting corners, at least do it right
Sometimes you have to learn things the hard way to get them right the next time – even when you…
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Prior authorization rules: Yet another way the health insurance system frustrates physicians and patients
For patients and physicians, many aspects of the health care and health insurance systems are frustrating and appear to be…
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How Tarbell dug through layers of complexity to explain why drug prices are so high
Randy Barrett The complexity of the drug supply chain in the United States is truly daunting and a significant factor…
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CMS updates website with reporters’ needs in mind
Based on feedback from journalists, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated its online “Newsroom” with the goal…
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