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Watching – and documenting – as the end of a life unfolds
Maintaining an emotional distance when reporting on life and death issues can be challenging; even more so when you’ve been…
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How ACA repeal could impact mental health care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to the biggest expansion in mental health services in several decades, helping to close…
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New blood pressure guidelines for older adults stir controversy
Adults age 60 and older often struggle to keep their blood pressure in check. Revised guidelines from two leading medical…
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Will the hope and hype of predictive analytics pan out?
Predictive analytics is an area of data science that is getting a lot of attention in health care. Predictive analytics…
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Yoga for older adults beneficial for more than pain
Chronic pain is a Catch-22 for many older adults. More than half of community-dwelling adults over age 65, and up…
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Health data bazaar: Covering the legal trade in patient data
There’s a big focus these days on cybersecurity in health care, and rightly so, with the frequency and cost of…
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Lessons learned from an end-of-life project
Tampa Bay Times feature writer Lane DeGregory wanted to explore the issue of physician-aid-in-dying, which was legal in a few…
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Making it personal: Chronicling the end of life
If you are terminally ill, in excruciating pain, and want a doctor to help you die, in most states you…
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Tips for covering the hidden trade in patient data
The big health data bazaar: Author and journalist Adam Tanner has tips for covering the hidden trade in patient data.…
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Homeopathic teething tablets under fire
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week confirmed that laboratory tests found elevated levels of belladonna in samples…
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