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Reports: Detainees receive sub-par medical care
In the process of investigating the unreported death of Pakistani detainee Ahmad Tanveer, 43, Nina Bernstein of The New York…
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The Economist tackles ‘Health 2.0’
An extensive special report in the April 16 edition of The Economist examines the ways technology is changing approaches to…
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Panel to explore media’s ‘wanton witch hunt’
Is there a wanton witch hunt against academic experts by the media? That’s what a panel will explore this coming November…
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Resources for covering H1N1 flu, pandemics and preparedness
As journalists may be preparing to cover the outbreak of H1N1 [SO], also known as swine flu, that has been…
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Resources for covering flu and pandemics (#swineflu)
As journalists may be preparing to cover the outbreak of swine flu that has been identified in Mexico and the…
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CDC monitors H1N1 swine flu-human reassortment
DemFromCT, in the Health Care Friday feature on DailyKos.com, calls our attention to an H1N1 swine flu-human reassortment that the…
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Effectiveness debate over virtual colonscopies
Officials are considering whether or not Medicare will cover virtual colonoscopies, a technology that, while cheaper and far less invasive,…
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Army works to prevent soldier suicides
Teresa Snow of KRCG-Jefferson City, Mo., took a deeper look at suicides among active-duty military forces. Snow examined the factors…
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More whimsy, less ‘whining’ in support group
Laurie Udesky and David Dudley of Consumer Health Interactive put together a multimedia video presentation on the wacky international amputee…
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Improving reporting on medical studies (#ahcj09)
“It is possible for good health journalists to provide spectacular stories on health,” said David Henry, CEO of the Institute…
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