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Lieberman, Ornstein on health as a top 5 beat
Earlier this month, Online Journalism Review’s Robert Niles stirred things up with his lively post on the five most important…
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Flawed approval process led to flawed jaw implants
In the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reporter John Fauber proves that it’s possible to do cutting-edge reporting on conflicts of interest…
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NICE loses power to control availability of drugs
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced plans to strip the key powers from The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence or…
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CEO uses cookie to avoid speaking to reporters
This week’s equivalent of “Don’t touch my junk” just might be “I’m eating my cookie.” That was the response given…
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Boomers line up for Medicare Part D plans
In a Morning Edition piece, NPR’s Kelley Weiss manages to hit all the highlights of this year’s Medicare Part D…
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NICE loses power to control availability of drugs
U.K. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced plans to strip the key powers from The National Institute for Health and…
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Agent Orange’s oft-overlooked American victims
We’ve mentioned reports on the health effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam and upon returning American soldiers. But there is…
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Welcome to the newest members of AHCJ
These journalists have joined AHCJ recently: Nancy Albritton, enterprise editor/east desk, The Associated Press, Quakertown, Pa. Amber Angelle, independent journalist,…
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Multimedia piece explores Philly’s medical history
“Now, why Philly?” That’s how the first stop begins on the interactive map for Marketplace’s “Philadelphia: The Birthplace of Healthcare”…
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Officials, journalists agree information key in public health crisis
When the H1N1 pandemic first hit in the fall or 2009, every sickness and every death was of great interest…
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