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Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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Project gives readers intimate view of cancer, dying
Weighing how to cover a story about someone with cancer? Well, take a peek at how The Oklahoman and NewsOK.com…
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Doc: Medicine, journalism face similar challenges
In a world where opinions and insights pop up exponentially, to what extent can we rely on experts? And, moreover,…
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Obama highlights technology in reform efforts
President Barack Obama has said that improving health care and access to health care in this country will be a…
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Study prompts hospital CEO to blog about change
A study led by Harvard researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that hospitals that used…
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Software glitch exposes VA patients to errors
As a result of software glitches, “Patients at VA health centers were given incorrect doses of drugs, had needed treatments…
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Reports shed light on FDA oversight problems
When we talk about FDA oversight, what might we mean? Not too much, according to a pair of new reports…
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New online tool evaluates Health Policy scenarios
The RAND Corporation has released an online tool designed to help people “understand, design, and evaluate health policies.” The tool,…
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Health costs, reform high on state legislatures’ lists
The National Conference of State Legislatures compiles an annual list of issues it predicts will dominate the year’s legislative sessions.…
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Speculation begins on new FDA, CDC leaders
Can an acting FDA commissioner make a difference? There is no clear answer, of course. Generally, such a role is…
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Fellows to spend a week studying at CDC
The first class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows will learn about public health issues at two Atlanta campuses of the…
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