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2011 brings changes to The Cancer Letter
AHCJ member Kirsten Goldberg is stepping down as editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, a position she’s held since…
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Holtz prescribes behavior modification for ‘White Coat Myopia’
Every year end brings a flood of stories about the “Top Medical Breakthroughs.” Over the rest of the year there…
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Bagram airfield a leading lab for trauma medicine
NPR’s Quil Lawrence reports that Afghanistan’s Bagram airfield, the primary stop for seriously wounded soldiers before they’re stabilized and transported…
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Some fear DSM update opens door for exploitation
On All Things Considered, NPR’s Alix Spiegel looks to the past and future to ferret out the potential drawbacks and…
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Researchers examine long-term effects of vitamins, vaccines on children’s immune systems
For a 40-minute documentary broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and produced by Anthony Baxter, reporter Richard Phinney visited a small,…
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Data: Hospital performs ‘combination’ CT scans at 10 times national rate
Lisa Chedekel, of the Connecticut Health Investigative Team, used Hospital Compare data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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New health-related state laws for 2011
Many thanks to Melissa Preddy for pointing out, in a post on the Reynolds Center’s businessjournalism.org, the National Conference of…
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BMJ: Wakefield’s vaccine-autism study fraudulent
The Internet and other media are abuzz with the news, published by BMJ yesterday, that the study published in The…
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Nonprofit hospitals pay country club dues for execs
In what would seem a logical follow up to last year’s piece on hospital salaries, KUOW’s John Ryan has used…
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Behavior modification for ‘White Coat Myopia’
Find powerful, relevant stories that don't begin and end with doctors Every year end brings a flood of stories about…
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