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AHCJ members honored with recent awards
AHCJ members Daniel M. Keller, Ph.D., and Eric T. Rosenthal won the 2011 APEX News Series Writing Award for Publication…
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Meet AHCJ’s newest members
Please welcome AHCJ’s newest group of members. All new AHCJ members are welcome to stop by this post’s comment section…
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‘Designer’ drugs easily available, unpredictable
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has launched an investigation into synthetic “designer” drugs, finding that they are easy to buy, their…
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Calif. prison doc made $777,000 for not treating patients
Using state records, Jack Dolan of the Los Angeles Times found that one of the most highly paid state employees…
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Passengers with disabilities encounter obstacles in everyday commuting
Despite progress prompted by the Americans with Disabilities Act, public transportation for people with disabilities is still challenging in many…
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Stories to be found in local poison control centers
Poison control centers narrowly escaped losing almost all federal funding this year and their appropriations are down, despite evidence that…
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How does the budget deal affect the Affordable Care Act?
So how does this mammoth budget-cutting deal, with its congressional “supercommittee” affect Health Policy? Good question, because lots of people…
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Joplin hospital staff took action during disaster
If you haven’t already, take 90 seconds to read Tulsa World reporter Michael Overall’s brief, powerful account of how emergency…
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Reporter predicts Houston to emerge as global health hub
Jaclyn Schiff, writing for the UN Dispatch, makes the case that journalists should look to Houston as the emerging hub…
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Uninsured face delays, increased risks en route to long-term care
Writing for Heart & Soul, Yanick Rice Lamb offers up a comprehensive take on the special challenges patients and hospitals…
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