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CHCH Center, Sac Bee investigate hospital-acquired infections
In a series titled “Death by Complication,” the California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting and The Sacramento Bee teamed…
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Explain elements of Health Policy through the eyes, stories of doctors
In these posts about covering Health Policy, I usually don’t point to the big national dailies because a lot of…
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Montana student documents frontier hospital
Every year, as part of the Montana Town Project, University of Montana School of Journalism students pick one little rural…
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Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2011: Speaker materials
Speakers at this workshop provided handouts, tip sheets and links to relevant information related to their panels.
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Newly named NYT editor spoke to AHCJ about health coverage
Jill Abramson, who will become executive editor of The New York Times in September, welcomed health journalists to AHCJ’s 2007…
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Medical device investigation unearths conflicts, regulatory issues
The latest investigation from the Chicago Tribune’s Jason Grotto and Deborah L. Shelton focuses on a single medical device, yet…
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Workforce stories: When health care becomes scarce
Resources for reporting on health care workforce shortages from speakers at the 2011 Rural Health Journalism Workshop.
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CDC’s role in investigating foodborne disease outbreaks
Handouts and a presentation from Robert V. Tauxe, M.D., M.P.H., deputy director, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases National…
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Prescription abuse: A deadly rural problem
Tips and resources about covering prescription use and abuse, especially in rural areas, from panelists at the 2011 Rural Health…
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Critically evaluate, report on cell phone/cancer link
Courtesy of the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s press release and the storm of advance coverage it has spawned,…
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