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AHCJ mourns journalist Dori J. Maynard
AHCJ laments the passing of Dori J. Maynard, longtime journalist and president of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism…
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Momentum grows to establish dental therapists; what about your state?
Mid-level dental providers are at work in countries from the United Kingdom to Malaysia. Here in the United States, advocates…
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Experts weigh in on covering the SCOTUS challenge
The Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists had a session last week about the upcoming King v.…
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Momentum grows to establish dental therapists; what about your state?
Mary Otto Mid-level dental providers are at work in countries from the United Kingdom to Malaysia. Here in the United…
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Welcoming AHCJ’s newest members
Please welcome these new professional and student members to AHCJ. All new members are welcome to stop by this post’s…
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Investigating the health impacts of fracking
The fracking controversy has been high profile in recent years, and tempers are short on all sides of the subject. Some groups see natural…
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A problem with precision medicine: It’s not quite precise – at least not yet
At a conference last year, Michael Laposata, M.D., Ph.D., one of the nation’s best known pathologists, explained how clinical laboratories…
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Even with ACA, ‘insured’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘accessible’
Elisabeth Rosenthal’s latest piece on the craziness of our health care pricing looks at affordability of health care for people…
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How the discussion on dying has changed over 40 years: A conversation with Nancy Berlinger
If you want a refresher on how far society has come on dealing with end-of-life care issues — and what…
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Reporter covers dental care challenges faced by people with disabilities
Elizabeth Simpson Finding dental care for people with special needs can be tough. Dentists with the willingness and skills to…
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