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Aging brains benefit from higher intensity physical exercise, study indicates
More confirmation on the benefits of exercise for older adults. In a recent study, those who reported doing little to…
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Document management systems can help find the story in thousands of pages
After a number of media companies, including my paper, the Idaho Statesman, successfully sued for court files improperly sealed during…
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Despite $30 billion spent to improve it, health information technology rated a top patient safety issue
Just seven years after the federal government announced plans to invest in health information technology (HIT) for physicians and hospitals,…
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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…
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Telemedicine: New ways to deliver care and how to report on it #AHCJ16
At Health Journalism 2016 on Friday, David Pittman, an ehealth reporter for Politico, had some good advice for reporters covering telemedicine:…
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Choices earlier in life are key to aging well, retaining functional ability #AHCJ16
Saturday’s “Aging well” panel at Health Journalism 2016 featured what might well be a first for the Association of Health…
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Using quality ratings in reporting on health care #AHCJ16
When I told a friend at Health Journalism 2016 that I would be attending and writing a short post on the…
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Hungry for weight loss: Challenges and hope in the battle against obesity #AHCJ16
As a registered dietitian who has studied obesity prevention and treatment for more than three decades, I was intrigued by…
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Telemedicine: What reporters need to know
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications for clinical care. The American Telemedicine Association defines it as two-way video, email, smartphones, wireless tools…
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Murthy to release first surgeon general report on substance abuse, addiction and health #AHCJ16
Everywhere he travels, Vivek Murthy, M.D., surgeon general of the United States, hears a similar plea from families. Do something…
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