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Journalists learn about efforts to improve diagnostic process
If you’ve read Dr. Lisa Sanders’ “Diagnosis” column in The New York Times Magazine, you know the process of identifying…
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Time takes a critical look at breast cancer treatment
Siobhan O’Connor recently explored in a Time magazine piece an issue that has been gaining traction in both the medical…
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Things to watch for as Medicare open enrollment gets underway
This week marks the start of Medicare’s open enrollment period, when beneficiaries can shop for a Medicare Advantage (MA) or…
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ProPublica offers a state-by-state look at pregnancy and drug laws
There have been a lot of gripping tales of late highlighting the impact of the nation’s soaring heroin epidemic, especially…
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Community health centers often fail to provide easy access to oral care
Locating both dental and medical providers at a community health center can better ensure that low-income patients get the oral…
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Congress votes to give states more say in defining the small group insurance market
In 2016, the definition of “small business” or “small group” market was supposed to change under the Affordable Care Act.…
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One series leads to another for Georgia journalist looking into Medicaid expansion under the ACA
Misty Williams In the spring of 2014, I began working on a series of stories spotlighting the health care “coverage…
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How we talk about cancer: Insights on language for journalists
The public radio show “On the Media” recently devoted its entire hour to an insightful and poignant episode on cancer…
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Reporting on hype, hope around treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
There seems to be no end of news reports about promising therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. With the…
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Dental care rates improve for children with public coverage but gaps persist, study says
More American children are obtaining dental services now than a decade ago. What’s more, a longstanding gap in dental visits…
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