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New board and officers seated for 2008-09
Members of the Association of Health Care Journalists have re-elected five directors and added one new one for the 2008-09…
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Elizabeth Edwards: How might she advise Obama?
Elizabeth Edwards, health care reform advocate and wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, is now advising Sen. Barack Obama's…
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Agreement reached on bill to improve coverage of mental health issues
The House and Senate have come to agreement for legislation that will require employers and health insurers to put mental-health…
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Ten journalists named 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism fellows
The Association of Health Care Journalists has named the 2008-09 class of the Midwest Health Journalism Program, an annual fellowship…
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New webcast series for health journalists debuts
A new series of health-related webcasts for journalists debuts next week with a spotlight on the growing problem of the…
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What reporters should know about rural residents and rural health
Presentations by Charles Fluharty, president emeritus and director of policy programs, Rural Policy Research Institute and Patricia Thomas, Knight Chair…
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Diabetes prevention and treatment in susceptible communities
Presentation by Patty Johnson, R.N., B.S.N., C.D.E., diabetes nurse educator, PRIDE Initiative, University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute Ross Building from…
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How Medicare drug and fee plans affect rural health
Presentation by Bonnie Burns, training and policy specialist, California Health Advocates from the Rural Health Journalism Workshop.
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Newspaper risked credibility by making deal with hospital
The Capital, a 47,000-circulation daily newspaper in Annapolis, Md., sold its weekly Health Page to Anne Arundel Medical Center, a…
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Addressing current and future health workforce hurdles
Presentation by Michael Evans, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.C.H.E., Maxine Clark and Bob Fox dean and professor, Goldfarb School of Nursing at…
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