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Suggested dos and don’ts and resource for reporting on supplements
AP Medical Writer Marilynn Marchione offers advice for reporters who are writing about functional foods and nutritional supplements.
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What the VA faces with Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Vets
A group of AHCJ members were treated to a tour of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and presentations about…
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Pronovost strategy influences Ore. infection data
Prompted by Peter Pronovost’s keynote speech at Health Journalism 2010, The Oregonian‘s Joe Rojas-Burke has been digging through the data…
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Texas data shows origin of foreign-trained doctors
Emily Ramshaw and Matt Stiles of The Texas Tribune looked into where that state’s doctors were trained and who received…
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Drug companies hit with punitive damages
A jury has decided Teva Parenteral Medicines and Baxter Healthcare Corp. must pay a combined $500 million in punitive damages…
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AHCJ members get tips on covering rate hikes
Bryant Furlow of The New Mexico Independent reported that Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico was raising some premiums by…
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Disciplined docs turn up on Pfizer payroll
New Scientist’s Peter Aldhous and Jim Giles created an interesting mash-up of two popular health stories, disciplined caregivers and conflicts…
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Building a blog/Web site: How to publish and promote your work online (Christine Capaiulolo)
Cupaiulolo gives advice to health care journalists entering the blogosphere.
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Using Cochrane Library resources (Tim Powers presentation)
Powers teaches reporters to use Cochrane Library resources.
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An Overview of Vaccinology (Walter Orenstein presentation)
Dr. Orenstein explains why and how vaccines work, then gives evidence to back those claims up.
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