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Pittsburgh reporter uncovers how for-profit hospitals differ from nonprofits in how they provide charity care
When reviewing just about any hospital bill today, it’s difficult to imagine that hospitals were founded to provide care for…
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Do you have all the evidence on a drug that you’re reporting about?
The registration and reporting requirements of Clinicaltrials.gov are vital to informing the evidence base – but only if study sponsors…
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Researchers identify new genetic stroke risk factors
One of the largest analyses of stroke factors ever conducted is providing scientists with new clues to identify stroke mechanisms…
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Using data, reporter shows how for-profit hospitals provide much less charity care than nonprofits
Sean D. Hamill In December, Pennsylvania published a new definition of charity care that requires hospitals to notify patients of…
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Resources that can help you investigate oral health in your local Hispanic community
Hispanics, together with non-Hispanic blacks, Native Americans and Alaska Natives, have poorer oral health than other U.S. racial and ethnic…
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Rule changes affect dental care for Californians with disabilities
In stories for California Healthline, Ana B. Ibarra has been following a battle being waged by a cadre of independent…
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A Politico editor mines tech expertise for real-world tale
Like many journalists in Washington, D.C., Arthur Allen knows his jargon. As the editor for Politico’s eHealth, Allen is all…
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New tip sheet offers insights into ‘hidden’ issue of incontinence
Some may find it funny. Others struggle to discuss it. Still others shrug it off as a “normal” part of…
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Announcing the 2018 AHCJ-Healthier Beat Journalism Fellows
Congratulations to our AHCJ-Healthier Beat Journalism fellows, who will be attending Health Journalism 2018. This program, aimed at better training…
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Tip sheet examines health issues of hoarding among older adults
Many of us hang on to a few special items – like that ticket stub from your first concert, a…
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