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Simulating an emergency room response #ahcj14
Thursday’s field trip to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus included a visit to the School of Medicine’s health…
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Oral health disparities persist despite advances in prevention #ahcj14
By Kelsey Ryan In 2007, a 12-year-old Maryland boy named Deamonte Driver died from a tooth infection that spread to…
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Prescribing data and the side effects of assumptions #ahcj14
Reporters curious about the financial relationship between physicians and pharmaceutical companies can use publicly available data as a starting point…
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Ingredients that make an athlete elite might surprise you #ahcj14
Barry Bonds may be the best in history at hitting a baseball* (I’ll put an asterisk on that for the…
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Bugs in the body: When bacteria can be healthy #ahcj14
With falling costs of genetic screening, research into the body’s microbial community has grown tremendously, offering new insights into what…
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What do editors want from freelancers? #ahcj14
Editors from four newspapers, magazines and web platforms offered great tips on how to conceive, pitch and write a freelance…
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Marijuana debate: Taxes, research and regulation #ahcj14
Legalizing marijuana in Colorado has been a boon not just to people who want to use marijuana recreationally, but also…
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Sullivan shares experiences with racism, the early days of AIDS and serving under George H.W. Bush #ahcj14
Louis Sullivan, M.D., recounted his decades of service to medicine to attendees of Health Journalism 2014 on Thursday at the…
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New realities of aging: Resources for reporters
Links to research and resources, compiled by Eileen Beal, from a panel at Health Journalism 2014. It includes information about…
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Pull sexy quotes, say thank you and share, share, share #ahcj14
Overheard at “The Art of the Tweet:” Pull out a sexy quote to write a good tweet like: “#Ambien replaces #roofies as…
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