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Emanuel: Stories of longevity may be missing important points
It’s not that Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., necessarily wants to die right after he blows out 75 candles on his…
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Grant will allow comprehensive tracking of journal retractions
A $400,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation will be used to create a database of retractions from scientific journals, extending…
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Investigating elder guardianship in Florida
Institutionalized without justification. Stripped of all rights and dignity. No, it’s not some tale out of Guantanamo. It’s happening in…
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Powerful Alzheimer’s narrative nets radio documentary award
When done well, there may be no better medium for storytelling than radio. When vivid narrative is paired powerful audio,…
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A personal journey with Alzheimer’s
Pieter Droppert Putting personal issues on public view can be tricky and even downright awkward for journalists. It is often…
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State waivers and the next Supreme Court ACA challenge
A recent Health Affairs blog post by Heather Howard (a familiar name to AHCJ members who have attended the panels…
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How two nodding women prompted a hard look at Florida’s elder guardianship system
Barbara Peters Smith This series that looks at the insular world of adult guardianship began for me more than two…
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Second open-enrollment period discussed at Atlanta chapter event
The Atlanta chapter of AHCJ and the Alliance for Health Policy sponsored a Dec. 2 event focused on the second…
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Pucker up: Research into kissing may help with future bacterial therapies
Dutch researchers have concluded that during a 10-second French kiss, partners exchange an average of 80 million bacteria. Their study,…
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For hospital infection rate story, Connecticut journalist cites the good with the bad
Lisa Chedekel Lisa Chedekel’s article on infection rates in Connecticut could serve as a template for any health care journalist…
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