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Corporations push domestic medical tourism
AHCJ Board Member and Kaiser Health News reporter Julie Appleby explores the emerging phenomenon of domestic medical tourism, a catchy…
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Reporting on the intersection of health and the environment
Some of the hottest topics in news these days are at the intersection of health and environmental beats. Drinking water…
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ScienceBlogs reverses course, evicts Pepsi blog
PZ Myers of the Pharyngula blog on ScienceBlogs reports that Seed CEO and editor-in-chief Adam Bly has sent a letter…
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AHCJ members hear about latest health care data
Dozens of AHCJ members participated in a conference call today announcing data designed to track outpatient outcomes in hospitals. The…
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PepsiCo sparks controversy on ScienceBlogs
A firestorm has erupted over at ScienceBlogs over its decision to allow PepsiCo to have a blog, called Food Frontiers,…
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Ohio, other states cut HIV/AIDS drug subsidies
The Plain Dealer‘s Diane Suchetka says that rising medication costs and demand driven by the swelling ranks of the jobless…
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Higher health care costs, lack of safety innovations traced to group purchasing organizations
The Washington Monthly‘s Mariah Blake writes about the ins and outs of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and their effect on…
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Transcript: What’s next? Reporting on Health Policy between now and 2014
Some top Washington, D.C.-based journalists discussed implementation deadlines, how to tie local issues to reform, Medicare reimbursement rates, what reporters…
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Group hopes to track jockey injuries
At present, the horse racing industry maintains a database of horse injuries and deaths, yet does not afford the human…
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New AHCJ board seated for 2010-11
Andy Miller, longtime health care journalist, joined five incumbents in being seated on the Association of Health Care Journalists’ board…
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