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Don’t fudge the facts on chocolate studies
Studies that support a link between chocolate and good health are popular with readers. But the reality is that most…
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Even in treatment guidelines, pharma conflicts abound
As part of the ongoing Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today series “Side Effects” John Fauber and Ellen Gabler “examined…
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Cleveland chapter holds Holiday Meet ‘N’ Greet
This is a guest post by Eileen Beal, an AHCJ member and co-chapter chair of the Cleveland-Akron chapter of AHCJ.…
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Aging adults face universal issues of access to care, poverty, discrimination
The aging of the population is a global trend, and one that will affect developing countries even more than the…
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Cost of long-term care merits coverage, discussion
With the baby boomers aging into Medicare and heading into years when physical decline and disability gradually become more common,…
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Stories on changing role of nursing illustrate ‘scope of practice’ issues
On Wednesday, I wrote about “scope of practice” – what health care providers, particularly nurse practitioners, who aren’t physicians are…
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KC Star: Centralization of Big Beef also aggregates risk
Mike McGraw’s recent investigation into “big beef” at The Kansas City Star begins with an interesting assumption: Regardless of their…
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LA Times: While board investigates, doctors’ ‘reckless prescribing’ kills
By zeroing in on one particular type of dangerous physician behavior, known as “reckless prescribing,” Los Angeles Times reporters Lisa…
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‘Scope of practice’ stories vary according to state laws
One of the interesting stories to watch in the coming months in the states is the fight over “scope of…
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Investigation exposes police inaction in face of abuse allegations at Calif. facilities
In recent weeks, California Watch’s long-running focus on abuse of the developmentally disabled at state-run institutions has coalesced into a…
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