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AHCJ members win honors for their reporting
Join AHCJ in congratulating members John Fauber, Rhiannon Meyers, Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein and Jennifer LaFleur for their recent accomplishments. Read on for…
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Painful big toes: Just the beginning in covering gout
Gout is a devastating disease at any age, but can hit older adults especially hard. It is the most common…
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Reporter’s follow-up on dental reconstruction reveals the importance of a healthy smile
It was more than two years ago that Marc Ramirez offered the first part of the story to readers of…
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Carter Center reports only 148 cases of Guinea worm disease remain worldwide
If you attended Health Journalism 2012 in Atlanta, today’s news out of the Carter Center that only 148 cases of…
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CMS announces it will release data on Medicare payments to physicians
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on Jan. 14 that it will soon begin releasing data on payments to individual…
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Personal story helps illustrate physiological effects of stress
The idea that chronic stress can change how your body and brain work fascinated Dan Gorenstein, a radio reporter at…
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CMS data should give reporters a plethora of new stories to cover
As Charles Ornstein pointed out, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it will release payment information for individual physicians…
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Fight for access to Medicare payments to physicians nearly over
(Editor’s note: This is a revision of the original post, which is available on Ornstein’s Tumblr site.) The Centers for Medicare…
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U.S., Canadian health care systems share some challenges
Lieberman recently returned from a monthlong visit to Canada as a Fulbright Senior Specialist. She lectured on the American health…
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Covering news about screenings, preventive health recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force just released a recommendation that pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes, even if they have not been previously…
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