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Embedded reporter takes multifaceted look at end-of-life issues
The Toronto Globe and Mail treated readers last year to an unusually intimate look at issues that arise at end…
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Reporters’ guide to hospice and palliative care
Rosemary Gibson As 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, Medicare spending will skyrocket. About 30 percent of Medicare’s costs…
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Rural health in the spotlight at workshop
AHCJ’s fifth Rural Health Journalism Workshop brought more than 50 people to hear speakers to discuss hunger and health, recruiting…
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Experts with ties to drugmakers promoted prescribing opiates to older patients
Should older adults use powerful narcotics for ongoing pain relief? This is a much-debated topic in geriatric circles. Last week,…
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Freelance: Managing workflow and workload
The freelance life offers many perks: no commute, the freedom to adapt your workload to your lifestyle, job security and…
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NASA collaborations bring medical innovations down to earth
You might know about the culinary delights – everything from Tang to freeze-dried ice cream – the space program has…
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Hunger in the Heartland: Reporting on food insecurity
Remarks from Enid Borden, president and CEO of Meals on Wheels Association of America, at the 2012 Rural Health Journalism…
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Cash discounts can make it cheaper to not file insurance claims
After covering health care for so many years, I don’t often come across a story that makes me say, “Wow,…
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Blogger’s journey in ‘Alzheimer’s World’ brings perspective to national plan
Last week was life-changing for Bob DeMarco, author of the Alzheimer’s Reading Room blog. It was the week that his…
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Food safety: Getting beyond the annual food scare
Food is making people sick more and more often. Last year, there were three major outbreaks from contaminated food, including…
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