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‘Salami slicing’ yields many articles from one trial
As discussed by Toronto Star‘s Stuart Laidlaw and Pharmalot’s Ed Silverman, the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics recently drew attention to…
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Calif. maternal death on rise, according to report
Citing investigators who wrote a yet-to-be-released report, Nathanael Johnson of California Watch reports that the “mortality rate of California women…
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Academics: Media added to reform confusion
Health News Florida’s Carol Gentry talked to journalism professors at three major Florida universities about the effect of media coverage…
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Using the Census for health reporting
The U.S. Census Bureau puts together a wealth of health-related information from its American Community Survey and decennial Census. You…
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Transmitter tracks health-care workers’ washing
Despite constant reminders and a high-level of industrywide awareness, studies indicate that less than half of American health care workers…
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Conference will deepen knowledge of health issues (#ahcj2010)
A list of expected sessions for Health Journalism 2010 has been released and it includes panels and classes on the…
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So-phish-ticated scams target docs, medical records
American Medical News’ Pamela Lewis Dolan writes that sophisticated e-mail scammers are targeting doctors in attempts to get medical records…
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Feds take aim at off-label marketing
The Wall Street Journal‘s Jeanne Whalen writes that a recent string of charges against drug companies, including heavyweights like Pfizer,…
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Old, frail fall through the cracks in Wash. system
In a series of articles, Seattle Times reporter Michael J. Berens looks at Washington’s adult family homes – legally sanctioned…
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Gates Foundation pledges $10 billion for vaccines
Bloomberg’s Phil Serafino and Yuriy Humber reported on Bill and Melinda Gates’ pledge to commit $10 billion of their foundation’s…
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