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Covering the many challenges LGBTQ adults face as they age
Health concerns for aging members of the LGBT community are numerous and varied – from battling multiple chronic diseases due…
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The 21st Century Cures Act, health IT and data
The 21st Century Cures Act – passed overwhelmingly by Congress in recent days – will have broad implications on health IT…
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Briefing focuses on integration of medical, oral health care
Oral health may be essential to overall health but the enduring gap between dental care and medical care impacts everything…
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CEO’s predictions about health IT offers some guidance for reporters
Can technology save us? It’s among several questions on a lot of people’s minds these days. Can technology save us…
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Expansion of dental care uncertain under new administration
Amid promises to overturn the health care reform law and re-engineer Medicaid, voters swept Republicans into power in November. Oral…
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Award-winning series can help you better understand medical studies
Winners of the 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards included science journalist Christie Aschwanden of FiveThirtyEight, who received the Silver…
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Resources for reporting on the health care needs of older LGBT adults
Three things have come together to throw a spotlight on the health care needs and challenges of older adults identifying…
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Lead crisis shifts as infrastructure crumbles, experts say
A year after the Flint water crisis made national waves, the legacy of lead continues to draw attention as reporters…
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Ruling takes one step closer in releasing SNAP data
The public’s right to information was bolstered by a federal judge’s decision that the U.S. Department of Agriculture should release…
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Reporter: Oral health has become gateway to other issues on the beat
For low-income elders, dental care can be very hard to find. Medicare does not include routine dental benefits and seniors…
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