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Kurtz: Media ineffective at debunking claims
Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz writes that the media’s attempts to debunk claims of “death panels” in Health Policy…
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Some women’s magazines model poor baby care
Children’s National Medical Center researchers Dr. Rachel Moon and Brandi Joyner looked at pictures of sleeping babies in 28 magazines…
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Drug maker sues Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mylan Inc., the world’s third-largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, has sued the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and reporters Len Boselovic and Patricia…
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Health Journalism 2010 will be in Chicago
Just announced: AHCJ’s annual conference will be at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, April 22-25. We’ve secured a…
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Reporting on sports injuries in school-age children
As kids start heading back to school, the annual rituals of football two-a-days and cheerleading practice are also getting under…
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Charter class enters medical school – for free
CNBC reports on the charter class of the University of Central Florida’s medical school and its unique model that allows…
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Wyeth paid university for ghostwritten articles
John Fauber and Meg Kissinger of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that Wyeth paid the University of Wisconsin to sponsor…
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20/20 co-anchor to appear at Health Policy events
ABC News’ John Stossel will either moderate or be the keynote speaker at health-care town hall meetings in Wisconsin, sponsored…
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Reporting on the public option a topic of webcast
In a White House briefing on Tuesday, spokesman Robert Gibbs reiterated that that President Obama still prefers the public health…
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Man claims he sold kidney for $20,000
Associated Press reporters Carla K. Johnson and Adam Goldman report on a man who says he was paid $20,000 for…
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