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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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Horgan finds reasons to be optimistic about science writing
In yet another sign of the much-discussed science writing renaissance which may or may not be upon us, Scientific American‘s…
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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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