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AHCJ members report on health spending in Mozambique
Noam Levey, who received a 2013 AHCJ Reporting Fellowship on Health Care Performance, recently reported on health care spending in…
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Research examines impact of soda taxes on oral health
Image: Rex Sorgatz via flickr. Is there a soda tax debate coming to your community? The potential for such taxes address problems…
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New blog gives first-person account of Ebola treatment in West Africa
Ebola coverage has been ubiquitous, but fairly short on eyewitness perspective. This BMJ blog, “The Ebola Diaries,” gives readers on-the-ground insights from…
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Lindberg, NLM’s health informatics pioneer, to retire
Don Lindberg, M.D., who has served as director of the National Library of Medicine for more than 30 years, will…
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What the Republican win might mean for the Affordable Care Act
Come January, the Republicans will have big majorities in the House and the Senate – majorities they have not had…
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Gero is “hot science:” NIH Director Collins
The National Institutes of Health remains strongly committed to the future of aging research, said NIH Director Francis S. Collins…
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New report raises concerns about Indiana dental chains
A new federal report raises questions about the billing practices of nearly 100 Indiana Medicaid dentists, as well as the…
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Interactive atlases can help coverage of Diabetes Awareness Month
Sometimes it’s difficult to get a handle on major health determinants in your community, and it’s even harder to make…
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Students find new angles to cover at free dental clinic
The Journalism Center on Children & Families, formerly the Casey Journalism Center, is scheduled to close at the end of…
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New OIG report: Medicare paid for HIV drugs for deceased beneficiaries
A report released Friday by the Office of the Inspector General found that, under the Part D program, Medicare paid…
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