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Brief ‘pause’ in British government plans for National Health Service
The British Conservative-led coalition government is currently in the midst of a brief “pause” in its efforts to push through…
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Peck reports another questionable PR pitch
In the wake of the discussion over whether public relations folks should offer money to journalists to serve on focus…
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Educating the 21st century doctor
Dennis H. Novack, M.D., professor of medicine and associate dean of medical education at Drexel University College of Medicine, lays…
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PR rep says journalists’ stipend to attend Allergan event was misconstrued
An invitation to journalists to participate in an Allergan-hosted “Facial Aesthetics Advisory Panel” that included an offer of a $250…
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Reporter checks records, hits facility with news of looming closure
After picking up new tools and techniques at Health Journalism 2011, reporter Sarah Bruyn Jones returned to The Roanoke Times…
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Investigating health professionals
St. Louis Post-Dispatch staffers Jeremy Kohler and Blythe Bernhard share tips for researching doctors' malpractice histories and hospital actions against…
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Laser spine clinics use Internet search ads to push unproven, costly treatment
Bloomberg’s David Armstrong has put together an investigation of a simple, effective and dubious new business formula, one which begins…
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PR professional offers cash for attending Allergan-hosted event
Journalist Lisa Collier Cool was “truly appalled” to receive an email that offered her a $250 stipend if she would…
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VA centers in 30 states, D.C. used recalled wipes
JoNel Aleccia of MSNBC.com continues her reporting on tainted and recalled alcohol prep pads, finding that “A quarter of the…
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Herald reports on failures of assisted living system
The Miami Herald‘s yearlong “Neglected to Death” series on abuse and violations in assisted living facilities is expansive, but I…
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