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Barlett & Steele uncover chaos, peril of global drug industry
In Vanity Fair, Donald Barlett and James Steele have devoted more than 6,000 words to chronicling the gaping holes in…
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Fellows learn about BRFSS data on trends in health
This is a guest post from Lara Salahi, of ABC News. She is one of 11 AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows visiting…
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AHCJ-CDC Fellows learn about diabetes project
Editor’s note: This post, from the AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows‘ visit to the CDC, originally reported the CDC is close…
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CDC: Cholera has spread throughout Haiti
Ron Lin, of the Los Angeles Times, reports that cholera has spread throughout Haiti, according to CDC officials speaking to…
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Expect developments in screening, treatment for hepatitis C
This is a guest post from Felice J. Freyer, a medical writer at The Providence (R.I.) Journal. Freyer, an AHCJ…
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Conn. site joins online health journalism world
The Connecticut Health Investigative Team, which has nicknamed itself C-HIT, debuted this week with reports on disciplined doctors who are…
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Elizabeth Edwards fervently urged health care journalists to inform the public
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, passed away today after her long battle with cancer. She advised…
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Deal on Medicare reimbursement rates in the works
Politico’s Jennifer Haberkorn reports that, by cutting a deal in which customers will have to return more of their excess…
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Age cited as reason for ‘purge’ in FDA press office
Jim Dickinson of Dickinson’s FDA WebView (paid subscription) writes that some recently ousted FDA public affairs officers claim their terminations…
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N.M. midwives deliver a model for rural health
We’ve been following Wisconsin State Journal reporter David Wahlberg’s series on the future of rural health in his state, particularly…
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