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Tips for covering scientific conferences
Mark Taylor How can journalists make the most of their time and energy when covering a scientific or professional conference?…
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Hospital infections kill more people than car crashes. Here’s how to cover them better
About 75,000 people a year die from nosocomial infections – infections they contracted while in the hospital. This seems like…
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In global struggle to care for aging populations, plenty of room for improvement
Compared with other industrialized nations, patients age 65 or older in the U.S. are generally in poorer overall health and…
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How, and why, some schools provide dental care for needy children
In a series of stories, “The Burden of Poverty: A Backpack of Heartache,” reporters at the School News Network, based…
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Why do rural hospitals close and what does it mean to communities?
Jayne O’Donnell and Laura Ungar had an interesting story recently in USA Today about rural hospital closures. The pace of closures…
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Freelancer concerns: You might get caught in your pajamas
Freelance journalist Jenni Prokopy recently agreed to do a podcast interview, not realizing that it would include video. Working at…
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How to leverage local angles on fall prevention
One of the NIH initiatives highlighted last week by director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., during his keynote at the…
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Why some LA kids are affected by diabetes, obesity
In Los Angeles, the chances of a child developing type 2 diabetes fluctuates by ZIP code, according to Ellen Iverson,…
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Welcome these new members to AHCJ
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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Covering how your community prevents falls, promotes safety for older adults
Liz Seegert Every 15 seconds, an older adult falls. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, falls are the…
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