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How one reporter helped launch his paper’s new aging section
Gary Rotstein Most reporters are multitasking experts. Not only are they reporting and writing the main story for a media…
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Reporter looks beyond Flint’s lead headlines toward U.S. youth
The lead-tainted water in Flint, Mich., got one national reporter wondering: What other areas could have children affected by dangerous…
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What to know before diving into a health care cybersecurity story
Rebecca Vesely Breaking news on cyberattacks at hospitals and health plans is increasingly common. Here are some tips on reporting…
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New tip sheet offers ideas for reporting on drug therapies
Effective reporting requires health journalists to be comfortable independently evaluating clinical studies and drawing their own conclusions about data. If…
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Reporter describes how she tied lead-tainted water data to children
Laura Ungar The lead-tainted water in Flint, Mich., got one national reporter wondering: What other areas could have children affected…
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Get county-level data to report on competition in insurance marketplace
As large insurers, such as United Healthcare, Humana and Aetna, drop out of the Healthcare.gov marketplace, consumers are left with…
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Treatment offers an alternative to ‘drill and fill’
A study presented this summer at an international dental conference has added to growing evidence that topical applications of silver…
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Tuning in to health care with the podcast boom
Podcasts are all the rage, so we’ve been collecting some health policy-related ones for you. Some of these regularly tackle…
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AHCJ webcast to examine drug prices, other cost challenges
Mylan’s price hike for its EpiPen allergy medication fueled an Internet storm this week, with consumers and U.S. legislators expressing…
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Looking deeper into the promise of silver diamine fluoride
A University of California San Francisco (UCSF) study published earlier this year laid out a protocol for the use of silver…
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