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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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Fla. hospitals make little progress on error reduction
South Florida Sun Sentinel reporters Sally Kestin and Bob LaMendola report that, despite the myriad initiatives and protocols launched in…
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Wahlberg offers advice on avoiding unfortunate incident
It’s the kind of call every journalist dreads. David Wahlberg, of the Wisconsin State Journal, writes that a call from…
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Reporter’s investigation exposes inefficient charity
In the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jane Friedmann used simple tax documents and a local woman’s complaint to show that most…
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Medtronic hires Yale researchers to review Infuse data
Medtronic, the manufacturer of spine fusion product Infuse, has hired Yale University researchers to review patient data and adverse event…
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Minority population swells in nursing homes
In The Providence Journal, reporter and AHCJ board member Felice Freyer reports on the local effects of the national trend…
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