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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust supports health journalists with $1.1 million
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust made the three-year grant of $1,097,000 to the Missouri-based Center for…
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Exploring ethics, standards in science blogging
As a follow up to ScienceOnline 2011, independent journalist Maryn McKenna writes about bringing the standards of journalism to blogging.…
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Joint Commission makes more accreditation details available on website
Angie C. Marek, a member of AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee, contributed this update. The Joint Commission, the largest nonprofit…
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Guidelines for releasing information in public health crisis still in the works
When North Carolina officials recently announced the death of a teenager as a result of the flu but gave out…
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Joint Commission changes website based on AHCJ request
The Joint Commission, the largest nonprofit organization to accredit hospitals in the United States, has improved the quality of information…
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Program for disabled kids has unintended effects
Patricia Wen, of The Boston Globe, examines the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for children and finds the program “has…
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Reform opponents got millions from industry
Caitlin Ginley, of the Center for Public Integrity, used data from the National Institute on Money in State Politics to…
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Welcome to AHCJ’s newest members
These journalists have joined AHCJ recently: Rebecca Adams, associate editor, CQ HealthBeat, Washington, D.C. Frank Ahern, senior scientist, Pennsylvania State…
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Dallas Morning News hospital investigation required extensive use of public records
To understand the scope of The Dallas Morning News‘ “First, Do No Harm” series of investigations into publicly funded hospitals,…
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Rather on drug resistance, psychology and Norwegian fish farms
Dan Rather Reports, HDnet’s investigative series, has devoted its latest episode to antibiotic overuse and the resistance it has created.…
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