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Concussion more likely when hit is unexpected
There’s anecdotal evidence that athletes are less likely to get concussions if they were ready for the impact before it…
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New fellowship program encourages examination of health care systems
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced a new fellowship program to help journalists understand and report on the…
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Popular salad option a possible culprit in outbreak
Bagged romaine lettuce, a time-saving option for many shoppers, is suspected in the latest E. coli outbreak that has caused…
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Site lists hundreds of potential freelance outlets
Biotechmedia.com bills itself as a “marketing resource site for the medical, pharmaceutical, biotech and veterinary industries,” but AHCJ member Eileen…
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Public health loses leading blogger
Revere, the pseudonym behind the leading public health blog EffectMeasure, has announced that (he/she/they) will be hanging up the tri-cornered…
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Feds: We’re doing well against health fraud
Calling health care “a convoluted system that’s easy to game,” Kaiser Health News’ Andrew Villegas writes that despite recent federal…
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Ex-employees tell of Texas workers’ comp troubles
The Texas Tribune’s Elise Hu has found that the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has more than…
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Patients at risk after free public screening
UPDATE: Commenter CT points out that the students involved were not medical school students but were in the University of…
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Slow-to-pay insurers may become national issue
For The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., Hiran Ratnayake dug through more than 100 complaints filed last year against the…
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Warehouses are ‘magnets for pollution’
Mira Loma, a town east of Los Angeles that’s become home to distribution centers and warehouses for some of the…
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