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Gene therapy development on the rise but costs remain an issue
After decades of unfulfilled promises and setbacks, the field of gene therapy broke through with three FDA-approved products last year,…
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Focus shifts to states’ efforts in health policy
States are going to have unprecedented opportunities to shape health care policy during the next couple years, as President Trump’s…
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Panelists pull back the curtain on medical studies at #AHCJ18
PHOENIX — Think about medical studies: One can conclude a certain thing and another one will say the opposite. They…
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Editors at #AHCJ18 share tips on composing a winning pitch
PHOENIX – Successfully selling story ideas requires energy, skill and plenty of patience. At Health Journalism 2018 in Phoenix on Thursday,…
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Lack of awareness of Valley fever is the disease’s biggest danger
PHOENIX — Doctors can misdiagnose Valley fever, a fungal disease that lurks behind common symptoms like coughs and fatigue, because…
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Oprah’s ‘60 Minutes’ segment gives voice to ‘trauma-informed care’
New efforts to address children’s health with an increased awareness of potential trauma in their lives gained fresh attention recently,…
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ACA enrollment holds quite steady for 2018
The final 2018 ACA marketplace enrollment figures are out – and they are higher than many people had expected going…
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Is the ‘medical virtualist’ specialty coming to a health system near you?
The Journal of the American Medical Association not long ago published an online editorial by two physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian that called…
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NY program highlights challenge of providing dental care to patients with disabilities
Reporter Richard Liebson recently recounted the story of an aging, 35-foot Winnebago that trundles through New York’s Hudson Valley to…
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Declare candidacy to run for AHCJ’s board of directors
The Association of Health Care Journalists has opened its 2018 call for candidates for the organization’s board of directors. Each…
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