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Should journalists cover hospital ratings?
(Editor’s note: This was originally published on Ornstein’s Tumblr site and re-published here with his permission.) Few things in health…
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Shared wisdom: Balancing privacy concerns when writing about family
Writer Janice Lynch Schuster has featured family members and herself in articles about health issues, such as her grandmother’s cognitive…
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Journalists get some pointers on covering mental health issues
The Bay Area chapter of AHCJ hosted a workshop at the San Francisco Chronicle on Oct. 17. Melissa McCoy, a…
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Get support to pursue major health reporting project
Health journalists have a rare chance to get support for work on an in-depth reporting project related to the U.S.…
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Attorney argues confidentiality provision in SNAP case was misinterpreted
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals held hearings yesterday on a 2011 lawsuit brought by the Argus Leader of Sioux…
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Sleep duration, quality may impact Alzheimer’s
How much and how well older adults sleep may be associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in…
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Reporter follows epidemiological investigation of dental practice
When genetic testing concluded that a former patient of W. Scott Harrington contracted hepatitis C at the Tulsa oral surgeon’s…
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Big regional differences seen in spending, use of Medicare Part D drugs
A new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project documents the wide variations of use of drug therapies by Medicare patients…
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Shared wisdom: Finding sources while avoiding politics
It’s advice we see repeated over and over: Get the faces and stories of real people into your articles about…
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Oral health is a significant factor in overall well-being in seniors
Good oral health is a strong indicator of good overall health in older adults. It makes sense that nutritional intake…
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