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AHCJ accepted into World Federation of Science Journalists
The Association of Health Care Journalists has been accepted into the World Federation of Science Journalists, a nonprofit organization of…
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Aspirin study causes headaches for journalists
Along with a story on aspirin and macular degeneration, my editors got a panicked note from me recently: “I struggled…
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HHS gives some states flexibility in decisions on health insurance exchanges
A headline in The New York Times recently confused some people – initially including me. “States Will Be Given Extra…
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International effort to control mercury calls for improved oral health
Preventing tooth decay not only helps people; it helps the environment, according to a newly announced United Nations-backed convention. Less…
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‘A Life Hijacked:’ Long-term project documents man’s saga with Alzheimer’s
Gary Rotstein Gary Rotstein, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s age beat reporter, has been following and writing about Alan Romatowski, a man…
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Causes, consequences of Nashville’s diabetes hot zone
In The Tennessean (and USA Today), Tom Wilemon has assembled a series of reports on what he calls “the diabetes…
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Fellowships, new jobs for AHCJ members
Longtime AHCJ member Eileen Beal was awarded a MetLife Journalists in Aging Fellowship to attend the Gerontological Society of America…
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Shortage of oral health care fuels debate over scope of practice
Joanne Kenen, AHCJ’s topic leader on Health Policy, has done a great job of exploring “scope-of-practice” stories in her blogs…
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Journalists beware: Surrogate endpoints strike again
Remember what happens when you assume? Trials that use surrogate endpoints to test treatments are making assumptions that those drugs…
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Story highlights parents affected by state decision on Medicaid expansion
Ron Jackson of Oklahoma Watch wrote one of the best stories I’ve seen laying out the policy dimensions and the…
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