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State NAMI chapters got pharma money too
Wall Street Journal health blogger Katherine Hobson writes that, according to an investigation by Sen. Chuck Grassley, state chapters of…
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Hensley explores HIT-related privacy breaches
NPR health blogger Scott Hensley writes that the HHS’ running list of “breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500…
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Members provide more coverage of #ahcj2010
A number of AHCJ members volunteered to write about Health Journalism 2010 for AHCJ. Many others used information they learned…
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PR pro describes pitching health stories to reporters
Jessica Levco, of Ragan Communications, provides some insight into how at least one public relations professional is pitching health stories…
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Journalists diet and write about it
Personal anecdotes seem to seep into the blogs of just about every health care journalist out there; given the subject…
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Sapien chronicles formaldehyde battle
At ProPublica, Joaquin Sapien tells the story of how Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter successfully obstructed the FDA’s attempts to…
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Contaminated foods pose threat to public
Contaminated foods sicken and kill Americans every year. Though the stories receive wide coverage in the U.S. media, the danger…
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Experts acknowledge difficulty of writing about preventive health guidelines
When it comes to clinical practice guidelines, Americans have, no pun intended, developed a healthy skepticism. "It's as complicated as…
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Writers’ software suggestions
Independent journalist Maryn McKenna, a member of AHCJ's board of directors, offered this handout during the "Surviving and thriving as…
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TBI, PTSD among war-related illnesses veterans face
More than 2 million service men and women have served overseas in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.…
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