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World Heart Day targets salt consumption, risk reduction
Today is World Heart Day – when the World Heart Federation and the World Health Organization highlight global efforts to…
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Understanding the legal battles over teeth-whitening
Mary Otto Is there a teeth-whitening story in your state? Now might be a good time to take a look…
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Covering climate change and health: A primer for journalists
Climate change has been making the headlines. More than 300,000 people kicked off Climate Week NYC 2014 with a march through…
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Latest awards, fellowships and job changes for AHCJ members
The latest AHCJ members making news include Loren Bonner, Pamela Brewer, Katy Butler, Joe Carlson, Phil Cauthon, Catherine Dold, Robert A. Duke, Nancy B. Finn, Stephanie…
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D.C.-area journalists get tips on upcoming ACA stories
Open enrollment is coming again. And with millions of new people signing up for health insurance and renewing their plans…
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When patients get lab test results, journalists may need these resources
Next month, all clinical laboratories must make patients’ laboratory test results available to patients who request them. Under rules three…
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Addressing the controversy over ‘chronic Lyme disease’
Covering Lyme disease can be a complicated endeavor. It’s hard to diagnose, and it’s even more difficult to decide what…
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How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay
One factor that makes health care costs difficult to manage is the system the federal government and health insurers use…
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About 115,000 could lose insurance coverage based on residency issues
We wrote earlier this month about the Sept. 5 deadline for people who had signed up for ACA coverage through…
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How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctor’ pay
Joseph Burns One factor that makes health care costs difficult to manage is the system the federal government and health…
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