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Director of journalism center reflects on students’ coverage of dental clinic
The Journalism Center on Children & Families (JCCF), formerly the Casey Journalism Center, is scheduled to close at the end…
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How does food labeling affect consumer choice?
If you’ve ever wondered about the real impact of those little black-and-white nutrition labels, or felt that perhaps food labeling…
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Miami journalist reports on the challenges in getting price transparency data in South Florida
Price transparency is supposed to be one of the keys to controlling the cost of health care. But as journalist…
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Covering the potential effects of hospital consolidation in Yakima, Wash.
Molly Rosbach When my editor and I first discussed the idea of a hospital consolidation project, I felt my eyes…
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Separating fact from fiction on water fluoridation
For close to seven decades now, jurisdictions across the country have been supplementing naturally-occurring fluoride in community water supplies to…
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Rise in nursing home infection rates lead to avoidable complications, deaths
Infections among nursing home residents are rising, according to a study presented Oct. 8, 2014, at IDWeek (an international gathering…
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When covering health insurance is personal
California journalist Randy Dotinga has written several pieces about his own efforts to obtain health insurance. His “long-running tale of…
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High costs cause some Americans to skip needed care, survey shows
More than 16 million privately insured Americans face significant financial hardships as a result of high medical bills, forcing some…
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Looking ahead to the second ACA enrollment period
We’re closing in on the start of the ACA’s second open enrollment season. Both Kevin Counihan, the new HealthCare.gov “CEO”…
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Frailty affects quality of life, makes seniors more vulnerable
The term “frailty” seems to be practically synonymous with aging. And while it’s true that adults naturally have a gradual…
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