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Real-world reminder of the dangers of a tiny study
As reporters we are constantly parachuting into situations and exiting again just as quickly. A great many of our stories…
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Dental study backs up surgeon general’s concerns about excessive opioid use #AHCJ16
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has launched a campaign to address an epidemic of opioid addiction that holds two million…
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Financial incentives for physicians may not be working as expected
One premise behind the formation of accountable care organizations is that physicians and other health care providers would have financial…
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Fred Schulte: Sources for reporting on Medicare and Medicare Advantage
At Health Journalism 2016, investigative reporter Fred Schulte shared a list of sources he uses when reporting on Medicare, Medicare…
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Flaws, limits and conflicts: Tips to find study pitfalls #AHCJ16
At Health Journalism 2016 in Cleveland, Andrew M. Seaman and Hilda Bastian discussed shortcuts for weighing the likelihood a study’s…
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How do you report a story buried within 8,000 documents? Well, there’s an app for that
Audrey Dutton knew it was coming. Someday, she thought, a treasure trove of documents would be unsealed. These were the…
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Tools and sources for multimedia reporting
Independent journalists Andrea King Collier and Katti Gray, with Heidi de Marco of Kaiser Health News, presented a panel about multimedia…
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Coverage of legislative fight over hygienists spotlights work of regional health news service
Through public fights, complicated amendments and rumors of passage, Andy Miller of Georgia Health News followed the drama of House Bill 684.…
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Health care and the ‘tyranny’ of place #AHCJ16
What has the greatest impact on a person’s health? It’s not nutrition. It’s not education. It’s not even genetics. It’s…
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Covering health care quandaries in an anti-immigrant campaign year
Here’s a story worth looking at in the states, particularly in the midst of a pretty heated campaign season: health…
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