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Blogging the first day of AHCJ boot camp
The Columbia Daily Tribune‘s Jodie Jackson Jr., who is one of AHCJ’s Midwest Health Journalism Program Fellows, is blogging about…
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AHCJ welcomes 11 new members
These journalists joined AHCJ last week: Alan Cassels, independent journalist; Victoria, British Columbia (@AKECassels) Chuck Kurtz, staff writer, Sun Publications;…
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Globe photographer finds medical records in landfill
The Boston Globe‘s Liz Kowalczyk tells the story of how one of the paper’s staff photographers stumbled upon a massive…
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Why young docs shun practicing in rural America
For a look at the quotidian struggles facing young doctors who accepted federal loan aid in exchange for a three-to-five-year…
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CDC releases 2007 foodborne illness numbers
In the latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC has released the 2007 numbers on foodborne illness in the…
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Experts discuss benefits, dangers of telemedicine
Audio of this session is available. Telemedicine, telehealth and teleradiology are bringing patients and physicians together, but problems can…
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Member’s book for nurses is published
“Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses,” written by AHCJ member Cynthia Saver, R.N., M.S., has been published by Sigma…
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Tougher concussion rules from high school assn.
The National Federation of State High School Associations has released tougher rules about removing players with potential concussions from the…
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Forum offers stats on well-being of elderly
AgingStats.gov is an often-overlooked federal clearinghouse of aging-related data from the Federal Interagency Forum on Age-Related Statistics. It focuses on…
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Fraud-busting contractors slow to refer cases
Despite recent high-profile busts, the private contractors hired by Medicare to sniff out fraud cases and refer them to law…
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