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Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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Reporter discusses what fueled her Medicaid reporting
Maggie Clark Reporters can find it daunting to cover Medicaid, the huge state-administered federal program charged with providing health care…
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Pharmacy access story gains stronger local angle from inventive use of study’s own data
Local pharmacies have limited hours? Turns out that this is way more than an inconvenience. It may also be a…
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Journalist finds state budget cuts adversely affected patient care
Anyone who has started a new reporting job knows the feeling: You want to find some story somewhere on your…
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How leveraging a study’s raw data can help kick up your coverage a notch
Markian Hawryluk Each week my email inbox is swamped with press releases about hundreds of new medical studies. The ones…
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Confusion persists over timing of flu shots for older adults
Fall has arrived so it’s time for older adults to get their flu shots. Or is it? Older adults are…
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Fluoride mouth rinsing by children receives renewed attention
A time-honored preventive dental treatment is getting another look. A cheap and simple fluoride mouth rinse is highly effective in…
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Are your local schools trying to fight tooth decay with a mouth rinse program?
An Appalachia Health News story by Kara Leigh Lofton highlighted West Virginia’s push to encourage more schools to promote a simple oral…
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Consumers Union expert weighs in on drug price hikes, other cost challenges
Mylan’s price hike for its EpiPen allergy medication is just the latest example of health care costs pressuring consumers, Consumers…
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Access – or lack of access – to health information is making news
Several stories about access to public information have caught my eye in the past week. Whether it involves public health…
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State budget cuts had adverse effects on patient care, leading to hospital’s decertification
Last December, Megan Hart was reading the local newspaper before heading to her first day of work at KHI News…
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