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Kris Sparks: Health Professional Shortage Areas: A good thing?
At Health Journalism 2009, Kris Sparks (director, Office of Rural Health, Washington State Department of Health; board member, National Rural…
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Mark Doescher: The crisis in rural primary care
At Health Journalism 2009, Mark Doescher (M.D., M.S.P.H.., director, Office of Rural Health Care, School of Public Health, University of…
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Daniel Lathrop: Free online tools for better story telling
Daniel Lathrop showed journalists "Free online tools for better story telling" at Health Journalism 2009's "Multimedia skills for journalists" workshop.…
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Scott Hensley: Blogging your beat
Scott Henley's presentation for Health Journalism 2009, "Blogging your beat," teaches folks the fundamental mechanics of blog creation and publishing…
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Washington Post launches Health Policy blog
The Washington Post has announced the Daily Dose, a blog they call a “one-stop source on the biggest policy debate…
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‘Virus hunter’ stays ahead of outbreaks
Writing for Men’s Journal, Tom Clynes followed Nathan Wolfe — the virological and epidemiological equivalent of a rock star — to…
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Top N.Y. neurosurgeons suspended, sued
Heidi Evans of the New York Daily News has followed the story of a pair of embattled New York neurosurgeons,…
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Urological group pushes PSA screenings
The Cancer Letter‘s Paul Goldberg reports that the American Urological Association released a list of best practices that included beginning…
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FDA chides Cheerios maker for drug claims
If you’re concerned about your health, avoid foods that make health claims. That’s the tart, counterintuitive advice from the thoughtful…
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Using Nursing Home Compare
Charles Ornstein of ProPublica offers some tips on using the government’s site to evaluate nursing homes. He identifies the strengths…
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