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Reporter covers patient ‘dumping’ from inside
The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Michael Vitez has been given free reign for several months now to explore and report on Abington…
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Little recent progress on foodborne illnesses
The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report contains some early numbers on foodborne illness rates in 2009. The data, NPR…
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In reversal, Mich. agency releases H1N1 documents
Michigan’s Department of Community Health has reversed an earlier decision to withhold documents about how the state has spent money…
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Report: Health care disparities aren’t getting better
In their coverage of AHRQ’s latest annual quality and disparities reports (Quality PDF | Disparities PDF), most outlets focused on…
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Navratilova, GMA uncritically push screening
In February, Martina Navratilova was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, the most common form of breast cancer. She has…
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Report links Gulf War, illness; calls for more study
The Institute of Medicine has released a report, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, on certain health issues in…
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Quaid releases documentary about medical errors
Those of you who attended Health Journalism 2008 may remember actor Dennis Quaid’s appearance at the event, telling the harrowing…
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Cohn’s reform-minded blog comes to an end
The New Republic‘s Jonathan Cohn, an AHCJ member, announced Monday that he’s closing up shop at The Treatment, the “crusading”…
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Pulitzer winners, finalists share tips with AHCJ
In yesterday’s post about AHCJ members who won or were finalists for this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, we neglected to mention…
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AHCJ member Fink wins investigative Pulitzer
Get reporting tips from winners, finalists ProPublica reporter and AHCJ member Sheri Fink, M.D., won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for…
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