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Bowser, Parsons win SEJ awards
Two AHCJ members earned honors in the Society of Environmental Journalists Awards for Reporting on the Environment. WTAE-Pittsburgh’s Jim Parsons,…
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Local story idea: Saturday is ‘Patient Safety Day’
Each year, beginning in 2001, July 25 has been designated as “Patient Safety Day.” It is intended to pay tribute…
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Pentagon: War takes toll on soldiers’ children too
USA Today‘s Gregg Zoroya reports the results of a Pentagon survey of more than 13,000 active-duty soldiers and their spouses…
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AP fact checks Obama’s press conference
Associated Press Writers Calvin Woodward and Jim Kuhnhenn look at some claims President Obama made in last night’s prime-time news…
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S. Dakota may be model of health-care efficiency
Jon Walker of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports on how South Dakota’s status as the 47th cheapest market in…
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Covering Health Policy
As the debate continues and proposals are brought forth, here are some sources of information for journalists to use to…
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GAO on Katrina: Fed. grants helpful, not sufficient
A pair of Government Accountability Office reports evaluating the progress of ongoing post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts – one looking at mental…
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Health care reform: A crossroads?
There’s an endless stream of stories about health care reform in advance of President Obama’s prime-time news conference tonight. We’ve…
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Doc praises, explains benefits of electronic records
Calling the typical paper-based health record system “a primitive, fragmented and unreliable way to do business,” Rahul Parikh, M.D., writing…
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Latest regulatory activity just a click away
A new site could let you keep up with the latest regulatory action at your favorite federal agency with OpenRegs.com.…
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