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AHCJ seeks change in medical meeting policies
NOTE: A previous version of AHCJ’s news release said that eight medical groups have policies that ban photography and recording…
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Researchers analyze media’s cancer reporting
University of Pennsylvania researchers reviewed 436 cancer-related newspaper and magazine stories (about 1/5 of the total) published between 2005 and…
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Roche linked to doctor praising drug in the media
Crikey.com, a news Web site based in Melbourne, Australia, calls our attention to some recent reporting about Mabthera, a drug…
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AHCJ seeks consistency in medical meeting policies for news media coverage
The Association of Health Care Journalists has asked medical organizations to end policies that bar journalists from recording or photographing…
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Uncovering conflicts of interest in medicine, research
John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been covering conflicts of interest in medicine for about two years, during…
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Reports reveal problems in England’s NHS
England’s Care Quality Commission, a regulatory agency, has found that a quarter of the National Health Services hospital trusts fail…
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Sunshine Week: Proposals would affect access
The Data Mine, a project from the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Foundation that highlights inaccessible or poorly…
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Lathrop to oversee public databases in Dallas
AHCJ member Daniel Lathrop, who has been the chief digital strategist for InvestigateWest since its July 2009 launch, will be…
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Focus on hockey’s head injuries grows
Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins takes a look at hockey injuries, especially head injuries. Photo by Alex Kehr via Flickr He…
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Sunshine Week: Some of the latest news
SPLC open records audit examines suicide expulsion policies White House memo of March 16, 2010, encourages agencies to ensure full…
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