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Researcher: Screening could save young athletes
Writing for Time, Eben Harrell looks into whether athletes should be screened for cardiac problems in an effort to prevent…
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Obama confident speech revived reform efforts
Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes interviewed President Barack Obama the day after he addressed Congress and the nation about health…
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Ghostwriting: Journals’ dirty, not-so-little secret
The New York Times‘ Duff Wilson and Natasha Singer reported the results of a Journal of the American Medical Association…
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1 in 5 South Florida supermarkets failed inspections
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that as the state has stepped up inspections of grocery outlets, officials have found…
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H1N1 will challenge public health policymakers
On his Cold Truth blog, Andrew Schneider questions some H1N1-related public health decisions while acknowledging the difficulties policymakers are bound…
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Pew: Health gets most coverage again
This week’s coverage numbers (three-page pdf) from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism show health care taking…
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AHCJ members talk H1N1, grade the media
AHCJ member Dr. Mona Khanna and AHCJ board member Maryn McKenna , along with New Hampshire state epidemiologist Dr. Jose…
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Islanders, sick from fallout, are political hot potato
Writing for the Associated Press, Mark Niesse digs into a dispute between the state of Hawaii, the federal government and…
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Consumers, experts react to Obama speech
Kaiser Health News got the reactions of nine experts to President Obama’s address to Congress. The group includes researchers, policy…
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Congressional health coverage solid, not exclusive
The Oregonian‘s Charles Pope heard all the talk, especially from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), about the desirability of the health…
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