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Critics say New York soft on disciplining dentists
The (Syracuse, N.Y.) Post-Standard‘s James Mulder has found that, when it comes to cracking down on less-than-competent dentists, his state…
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AHCJ joins organizations concerned with Texas A&M open-record restrictions
The Association of Health Care Journalists has signed on to a letter criticizing a proposal by the Texas A&M University…
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2010’s most popular Covering Health posts
Tanning beds: What do the numbers really mean? Gays excluded from clinical trials Oransky: Medical study embargoes serve whom? Why…
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UK’s Dartmouth-esque atlas yields familiar results
Writing for NPR’s health blog, Christopher Weaver looks at the NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare, which is similar to…
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Lack of vaccination, awareness worsen UK flu season
The Guardian‘s Denis Campbell and Sarah Boseley report that a drop in vaccination rates and a lack of public awareness…
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EU reviewing limits to physician work weeks
The Telegraph‘s Andy Bloxham writes that the European Union’s 48-hour-a-week average working time limit is under review, at least as…
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Taking stock of big pharma in Canada
CBC and Radio-Canada have cooperated to produce a comprehensive look at the nation’s pharmaceutical industry, which centers on Montreal, Canada’s…
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Happy holidays from AHCJ
The AHCJ offices are closed down for the holidays and will re-open on Jan. 3. As a result, blog postings…
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ProPublica finds academic physicians violating schools’ conflict rules
While journalists have been finding innovative ways to use ProPublica’s Dollars for Docs database, the database’s founders, Tracy Weber and…
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Report: Kosovo crime ring executed prisoners, harvested their organs
According to a draft report from the Council of Europe, a criminal network in Kosovo executed prisoners and sold their…
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