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Speakers, sessions coming together for Health Journalism 2013 in Boston
Boston’s historic waterfront will be the backdrop of Health Journalism 2013, AHCJ’s annual conference March 14-17. Donald Berwick David Goldhill…
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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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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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