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Science journalists peer into the future
Six journalists explored “The Future of Science Journalism” during a panel at the Cambridge Science Festival at the MIT Museum.…
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Finding patterns and trends in health data: Pivot tables in spreadsheets
Excel pivot tables are a powerful way to organize, interpret and manipulate numerical data. In this tip sheet, reporters will…
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Dental malpractice suit shows gaps in information
A web of confidentiality, state politics and gag clauses conspired to conceal a malpractice case settled in 2005 by Dental…
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New FDA brass sets public health agenda
Margaret Hamburg, the new FDA sheriff, and her deputy, Joshua Sharfstein, have laid out a public health manifesto for the…
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Rise in uncompensated care forces hospital cuts
MinnPost.com‘s Dr. Kay Schwebke reported that uncompensated care — both charity care and bad debt taken on by hospitals to…
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Toxicologists: Media gets chemical risks wrong
Writing for STATS, a research organization affiliated with George Mason University, Robert Lichter reports on a study of “how experts…
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Oransky to take helm at Reuters Health
AHCJ board member Ivan Oransky, M.D., has been named executive editor of Reuters Health. He assumes RH’s top editorial job…
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Vaccination gaps raise whooping cough risks
The evidence keeps piling up to show that kids who don’t get vaccinated carry real risks of catching diseases once…
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CJR examines potential, weaknesses of health IT
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, sought to shed light on the nebulous…
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