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Van offers faster stroke diagnosis, treatment
PHOENIX – Stroke victims who have only minutes to get treatment before their brains are permanently damaged are getting help…
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Concussion care evolving as providers seek ‘sweet spot’
Doctors and researchers are adapting treatments for brain injuries to recognize individuals’ needs, but still are searching for the right…
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Have a plan before tragic news breaks, Las Vegas reporter says
Reporters everywhere increasingly must cover mass violence and other chaotic situations, and should make a plan before any news erupts,…
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Reporter follows dental hygienists’ battle to treat vulnerable patients
Sacramento-based California Healthline reporter Ana B. Ibarra has been following a battle being waged by independent practice dental hygienists who…
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‘Walking through history to truth’ – health and the American Indian
Donald Warne, M.D., M.P.H., comes from generations of traditional healers on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He became…
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In race between bugs and drugs, the bugs are pulling ahead
PHOENIX – To picture a future in which antibiotics no longer work, all we have to do is look at…
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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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