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Almost 40 years later, fallout from Mich. contamination disaster continues
Four decades after polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), a dense, flame-retardant toxin, was accidentally dumped into a Michigan cattle feed supplement, Detroit…
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Effects of ACA’s insurance rate reviews vary based on state
So all those headlines about how the Affordable Care Act’s insurance rate reviews are keeping premium hikes more reasonable and…
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Health Policy: Resources
There are ample resources for covering health policy at the state and federal level. Here are some particularly useful ones…
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Welcome the newest members of AHCJ
Please welcome our newest professional and student members to AHCJ. All new members are welcome to stop by this post’s…
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AHCJ launches Web resource about oral health
The Association of Health Care Journalists has rolled out another Core Curriculum topic on its website. “Oral health” is the…
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AHCJ launches Web resource about ‘oral health’ for reporters
The Association of Health Care Journalists has rolled out another Core Curriculum topic on its website. “Oral health” is the…
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Patients paying for confusion over prevention vs. treatment under ACA
Under the Affordable Care Act, certain high-value preventive services – such as colonoscopies – are supposed to be free. No co-pay…
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Be ready to cover innovations to prevent elder abuse
Think of a vulnerable older woman whose caregiver empties out her bank account, or a cognitively compromised homebound older man…
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Cohabitation trend among baby boomers has health implications to be explored
You may have seen a flurry of stories late last year noting that divorce rates are rising for baby boomers…
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OxyContin’s early poster children: Where are they now?
More than a decade into America’s new age of opiates, the long-term effects of the ubiquitous prescription painkillers are starting…
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