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Digging into data to illuminate how vaccines reduce dependence on antibiotics
Vaccines and antibiotic resistance are two hot topics in health news, but they’re not often part of the same story.…
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Reporter shares tips for covering pandemic preparedness
Bryan Walsh Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, a billionaire philanthropist who has been working to eradicate infectious diseases through the Bill…
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Covering use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture
Maryn McKenna Overuse and misuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture has led to a rise in the number of…
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OIG report: CMS not doing enough for vulnerable nursing home residents
News on Wednesday that eight residents of a Hollywood, Fla. nursing home had died a few days after the facility…
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One big question remains as single-payer coverage gains popularity: how to pay for it
The idea behind a single-payer health care system is simple: Have one entity pay for all health care. The result…
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Study suggests FDA medical device approvals ripe for investigative dives
Medical devices — and the unrecognized or undisclosed risks some of them have — have been in the news quite…
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Nuance – rather than just numbers – helps tell the full story
Ah, the precision of numbers! For editors and journalists alike, the right number can slam a story into high gear,…
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These helpful resources can reduce journalistic math anxiety
Tara Haelle Few things are more frustrating, humbling or sometimes even confidence-shaking than embarking on a story heavy into research…
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What we can learn from the failed effort to pass ‘Caleb’s Law’ in California
As part of her beat covering politics for the nonprofit media organization CALmatters, Laurel Rosenhall has documented the long battle…
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How paying home health caregivers more could save health systems money
Is it worth it to provide more skilled – and higher paying – home health care? That is the question…
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