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S.C.: Pandemic plan handled H1N1, needs tweaking
Joey Holleman at The State reviewed South Carolina’s reaction to H1N1 and what it revealed about the state’s pandemic preparedness.…
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Tribune: Lupron to treat autism is ‘junk science’
The Chicago Tribune‘s Trine Tsouderos reports on the growing use of Lupron, a drug sometimes used to chemically castrate sex…
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Blog: H1N1 shows gov’t needs social media
On the blog Social Media Strategery, Michael Dumlao writes about how the rapid viral spread of disinformation about H1N1 showed the…
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Lewis Ziska: Climate change, CO2 and public health: The botanical perspective
Lewis Ziska (Ph.D., plant physiologist, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture) came to Health Journalism 2009's "Effects of global…
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Catherine Karr: Climate change, air quality and health: A study and some other comments
Catherine Karr (M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, pediatrics; adjunct assistant professor, environmental and occupational health sciences; University of Washington School of…
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Elizabeth Jackson: Heat-related mortality in Washington State: Past and future
Elizabeth Jackson (doctoral candidate, University of Washington) came to Health Journalism 2009's "Effects of global climate change on health" panel…
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Thomas Sweeney: An overview of the Indian health system
As a member of Health Journalism 2009's panel on "The state of Native American health" Thomas Sweeney (public affairs director,…
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Gary Schwitzer: Statistics, conclusions, limitations: Reporting on medical studies
Gary Schwitzer (health journalism professor, University of Minnesota; publisher, HealthNewsReview.org) came to Health Journalism 2009's "Statistics, conclusions, limitations: Reporting on…
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David Henry: Novelty, treatment options, evidence, reliance on media release
David Henry (chief executive officer, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada) came to Health Journalism 2009's "Statistics, conclusions, limitations:…
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Alan Cassels: Is it disease mongering? Where to go for sources? Is the treatment even available?
Alan Cassels (pharmaceutical policy research, University of Victoria, British Columbia) came to Health Journalism 2009's "Statistics, conclusions, limitations: Reporting on…
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