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South African academic: Conflict of interest went unnoticed in obesity stories
In a column for South Africa’s The Media magazine, Harry Dugmore, MTN Chair of Media and Mobile Communication at the…
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Audit: UK’s health IT program falls short of expectations
After a damning report from the U.K.’s national audit office indicating that the National Health Service’s massive health IT program…
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Doctors operated by flashlight, workers scrambled in tornado-ravaged hospital
As you probably know, St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., sustained serious damage in the May 22 tornado…
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Covering disasters: Tips, articles and resources
Photo by KOMUnews via Flickr As quick-striking tornadoes and slowly rising flood waters affect part of the United States, public…
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News coverage should reflect that Vermont
has long road ahead to single-payer systemYou may have seen a lot of breathless coverage about how Vermont is poised to become the first state to…
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Fla. juvenile justice system relies on heavy antipsychotic use
In looking into the state Department of Juvenile Justice’s use of powerful prescription antipsychotics, The Palm Beach Post‘s Michael LaForgia…
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Medtronic, researchers failed to report known link to complication
Medtronic, a medical device maker, and researchers with financial ties to the company have known for years that a “biological…
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Welcome (and follow) AHCJ’s newest members!
These journalists have joined AHCJ recently: Pelin Ogut, student, Anadolu University; Eskisehir, Turkey Veronique LaCapra, science & technology reporter, KWMU-St.…
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CBC, grad students cover palliative care and death in Canada
The CBC’s new series on dying has a unique provenance: The stories are the work of 16 graduate students at…
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Veteran journalists speak from front lines of prescription drug epidemic
In a subject area increasingly defined by its steady drumbeat of alarming numbers and increasingly dire statistics, the opening to…
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