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Quest for profit behind patient safety problems in Las Vegas hospitals
Marshall Allen, of the Las Vegas Sun, continues his look at patient safety in Las Vegas hospitals and has been…
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BMJ exposes UK drugmaker’s astroturf attempt
Pharmalot blogger Ed Silverman reports that, had they not been exposed by BMJ, the UK pharmaceutical company Norgine probably would…
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St. Louis reporters find felons practicing medicine
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Blythe Bernhard and Jeremy Kohler tell the story of an ophthalmologist to show how a convicted…
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Story on soldiers’ aches and pains wins member a Mid-America Emmy
A story inspired by a session at Health Journalism 2009 earned member Meryl Lin McKean the 2010 Emmy for Health/Science…
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Top reporters share their tips on health care investigations
AP reporter Stephanie Nano and New York Times reporter Duff Wilson. Two award-winning health care reporters offered tips and story…
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Anti-fraud guide may be useful to reporters
A just-issued 31-page guide for new physicians from HHS’ Office of the Inspector General teaches doctors how (and why) to…
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Turkey opts for costly hospital finance scheme
The Turkish government has begun to select bids for the first of a “large number” of major hospital projects, estimated…
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Professor: Research, training can improve South African health journalism
In discussing a large grant his university has received and the center for health journalism that it will fund, South…
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Community-led effort sparks public health wave
Writing in The New York Times, Jessica Reaves writes about how a 2000-06 Chicago community survey embodies the block-by-block, community-reliant…
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Turkey opts for costly hospital finance scheme
The Turkish government has begun to select bids for the first of a "large number" of major hospital projects, estimated…
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