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APA’s new policy seeks collaboration with pharma
The Wall Street Journal‘s Shirley Wang looked beyond the American Psychiatric Association’s new conflict of interest guidelines to explore what…
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COI policy change has medical associations talking
A policy intended to reduce conflicts of interest in continuing medical education will take effect at the American Heart Association’s…
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New data on insurance coverage released
The first full-year 2009 numbers about health insurance coverage from the NCHS’ National Health Interview Survey have been released. The…
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Professional members invited to run for AHCJ’s board of directors
If you are a "professional" member of AHCJ and would like to serve on the board of directors, you are…
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AHCJ’s own featured as journalist to follow
A bow to AHCJ’s own Pia Christensen, featured in the May/June SPJ Quill as part of a “Journalists to Follow”…
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Covering cuts to Medicare reimbursements
Doctors who treat Medicare patients were facing a 21 percent cut in the reimbursements they receive, effective June 1. On…
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Pharma starts disclosing sample numbers
The Health Policy law will require drug makers to disclose the amounts of free samples they distribute, a requirement which…
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British article unleashes debate on science coverage
Highlighting good science journalism would contribute to improving coverage, according to Ed Yong, writing for Discover Magazine’s Not Exactly Rocket…
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Hospital sends ER wait times via text
Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., has taken the art of making ER wait times available to prospective patients to the…
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List reveals drugs U.S. consumers buy from Canada
Photo by pulsman via Flickr. On the Los Angeles Times‘ Booster Shots blog, Jeannine Stein has located the Canadian International…
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