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Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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Reviewers find increase in five-star health stories
Is the quality of health journalism improving? Apparently it is, according to the HealthNewsReview.org project, which was created nearly three…
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Md. hospitals sue patients despite state subsidies
Reporters Fred Schulte and James Drew looked into how low-income people afford care and how the hospitals collects payments. They…
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Wyeth-funded course promoted hormone therapy
John Fauber and Susanne Rust of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel continue the paper’s examination of the influence that drug companies…
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Consider source when reporting hospital rankings
HealthGrades, a health care ratings company, has released a report (PDF) that says “Medicare patients treated at top-rated hospitals nationwide…
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Employee benefits reference free for journalists
Health journalists will be able to get their hands on a traditionally strong reference book for free. The first complete…
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Writer cites health coverage in women’s magazines
Sheila Weller, writing for The Huffington Post, has a bone to pick with Caroline Kennedy over a disparaging comment she…
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Social networking could improve FDA response
Pete Blackshaw, on the ConsumerGeneratedMedia.com blog, critiques the FDA’s Web site and provides some ideas about how the FDA could…
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Kleyman joins New America Media
After 20 years at the American Society on Aging, Paul Kleyman has left his editorship of Aging Today. He has…
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AHCJ launches mentoring program
AHCJ, long known for its supportive network of members, has launched a more formal program to link members seeking some…
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Live updates from health blogging summit
Consumer Reports is hosting a “health blogger summit” at its headquarters today. According to Jeremiah at Z Recommends: “Their (Consumers…
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