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National look reveals gap in access to pediatric dental care
Catherine Saint Louis of The New York Times took a hard national look at the pediatric dental benefits being offered…
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Research focuses on improving life as we extend it
What happens to quality of life when science actually slows the aging process? That’s what the emerging field of geroscience…
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Medication management and adherence in older adults
Some 45 percent of older adults struggle with two or more chronic conditions and the health ramifications of those with multiple conditions…
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Eating healthy: Prohibitively expensive or surprisingly cheap?
The highest rates of obesity in the U.S. occur among population groups with the highest poverty rates. This apparent paradox…
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Lieberman: Media didn’t prepare public for website meltdown, cancellations
(Full disclosure: Kenen is Politico’s health care editor.) Former AHCJ president and Columbia Journalism Review contributor Trudy Lieberman – in a…
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AHCJ fellows meet with Atlanta chapter
The Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists held a social gathering Dec. 10 at the Emory Conference…
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Funding of long-term care remains an unanswered question
Most policymakers and experts agree the U.S. needs to do a better job of addressing the rising demand for long-term…
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Home health care’s role in post-acute care
Depending on the source, the home health care industry is either a boon to older adults or an industry rife…
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Updated hospital inspection data includes psychiatric facilities
AHCJ has updated its HospitalInspections.org website and the downloadable version of the data to include reports from most of 2013.…
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Bleak future for the funding of long-term care
Wallace Roberts A new scientific measure was introduced at this year’s annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) that may…
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