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Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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One thing to keep in mind when reporting on growth in health care spending
The latest health care spending trends are out from the Medicare actuaries – and most reporters focused on how spending…
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Stat details failure of research institutions to submit required study reports
A Stat investigation has found that “prestigious medical research institutions have flagrantly violated a federal law requiring public reporting of study results, depriving…
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Ideas for covering the impact of drug abuse on pregnant women
My story for The Atlantic, Into the Body of Another, looked at how mothers in many states were receiving lengthy prison sentences…
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Batea initiative hopes to help improve Wikipedia health content
Fred Trotter It’s well known that Google, Facebook and dozens of other companies mine the browsing histories of their users…
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Two press officers provide tips on getting the most from their peers
It seems at least a couple times a week I have to refrain from going to social media to mock…
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Tips for reporters dealing with press offices
Health and science journalism today is a complex ecosystem of journals and their publicity machines, public information/press officers at universities,…
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What reporters can do to work more effectively with PIOs
There are a lot of posts and stories out there focused on how public information officers (PIOs) can work more…
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Bringing oral health tips and tools to disabled adults
I recently had the chance to spend the morning with Malissa Savage, a community health worker dedicated to reaching people…
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Resources address oral health issues facing disabled, elderly and other special-needs patients
Malissa Savage, a community health worker who works with people in need of dental care, notes that variations in physical…
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Covering the annual ‘holiday check in’ on aging relatives
Family gatherings during the holidays are an ideal time for adult children to assess the well being of aging parents and…
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