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Hospital apologizes after banning newspaper
The Hackensack University Medical Center has apologized to The (Bergen County, N.J.) Record for banning its sale on hospital grounds…
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Reporter falls ill, wonders if H1N1 was cause
So that’s the little bugger causing all the flu fuss? The H1N1 virus, revealed in images released by the Centers…
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Hospital cancels ads, bans paper after story
The Hackensack University Medical Center, apparently unhappy about a story about its governing board, has pulled advertising from The (Bergen…
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H1N1 roundup: Headlines outpace cases
Swine flu stories are practically their own pandemic. Confirmed cases of illness caused by the H1N1 virus in the U.S.…
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New Republic: Confirm proposed FDA chief now
The New Republic‘s Jonathan Cohn extols the virtues of public health veteran and pandemic pro Margaret Hamburg, and asks why…
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Biology of Aging: Sources and Resources
Health Journalism 2009 Biology of Aging panel moderator and independent journalist Eileen Beal proves basic articles, books, journals, national organizations…
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Biden gives bum travel advice on H1N1
Vice President Joe Biden showed the world Thursday why he’s not the administration’s regular point man on health. Appearing on…
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Blog outlines differences in two health databases
The Emerging Technologies Librarian blog takes a moment to explain why the government maintains both the MedlinePlus and Healthfinder databases,…
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Cable, Web coverage of swine flu increases anxiety
Tim Arango and Brian Stelter of The New York Times report that the “24-hour news cycle of cable news and…
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Students look at rural health care in north Ga.
Students at the University of Georgia spent the past few months assembling a 19-story package on health in six rural…
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