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AHCJ asks FDA to re-evaluate embargo policy
The Association of Health Care Journalists has sent a letter to FDA officials asking them to re-examine a policy that…
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Whelan: Will HuffPo ruin AOL’s health site?
In the wake of AOL’s acquisition of the Huffington Post, Forbes.com’s David Whelan has taken the time to ask the…
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Adding context to embargo-driven journalism
Over at the Nieman Journalism Lab, Matthew Battles latches onto John Rennie’s column about the future of science journalism, then…
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The pitfalls of made-for-media scientific research
In our archive, you’ll find plenty of discussion about how the rhythms and demands of the newsroom impact media coverage…
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Fauber: FDA to review data on jaw implants
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s reporter John Fauber reports on the FDA’s order to review the long-term performance of certain joint…
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NYT’s Heffernan contrasts WebMD, MayoClinic.com
New York Times Magazine columnist Virginia Heffernan has posted a take on the quality of online health information, framed as…
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Medical-legal partnerships: Tackling the social causes of health disparities
Since the first formal medical-legal partnership was set up in 1993 by Barry Zuckerman, M.D. and lawyer Ellen M. Lawton,…
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Las Vegas Sun’s Allen a finalist for Goldsmith Prize
AHCJ member Marshall Allen, with Alex Richards, is a finalist for the 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for their…
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Carlat reviews Dollars for Docs, and the bleak picture it paints
Writing on KevinMD.com, psychiatrist and blogger Daniel Carlat reviews ProPublica’s Dollars for Docs database from the perspective of a medical…
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ER scribes handle EMRs, free up doctors
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Michele Munz has found that some emergency rooms are easing the transition to electronic medical records…
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