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English, please? How to coax everyday language from your sources
Kathleen Doheny If you’ve interviewed anyone with an M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. or Sc.D. after his or her name, you know:…
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#ahcj13 speakers featured in news about Boston Marathon bombings
If you attended Health Journalism 2013, you heard from plenty of Boston-based medical professionals, some of whom are in the…
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Diabesity Cheat Sheet (Rich Siegel presentation)
Rich Siegel, M.D., co-director, Tufts Medical Center’s Diabetes Clinic, spoke on the panel “Diabetes: Latest in diagnosis, treatment, prevention.”
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Birds, Bears, Turtles, Trains, Coupons, Cocks … and Moses (Gary Schwitzer presentation)
Gary Schwitzer, publisher, HealthNewsReview.org, spoke on the panel “Reporting on medical studies.”
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Digging Into Hospital Finances (Karl Stark presentation)
Karl Stark, assistant managing editor, health and science, The Philadelphia Inquirer, spoke on the panel “Diving into documents: Using 990s…
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Latest Research into the Mysteries of Autism (Walter Kaufmann presentation)
Walter Kaufmann, M.D., director and professor, Rett Syndrome Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, spoke on the panel “Latest research into the…
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Ideas worth stealing from Health Journalism 2013 #ahcj13
Health Journalism 2013, Boston edition, is officially a wrap. I traveled home with tons of useful tricks and story ideas,…
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2013 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures: Report predicts sharp rise in number affected
Incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s and other dementias are projected to surge, according to the Alzheimer’s Association report “2013 Alzheimer’s…
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Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act
This tip sheet, courtesy of the National Immigration Law Center, breaks down how the Affordable Care Act covers various groups…
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Hospital inspection reports one key to writing about quality of care #ahcj13
By Kelsey Ryan For journalists wanting to learn more about how to track hospital quality through inspection reports, Charles Ornstein, a…
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