International
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Comparing U.S., Canadian health care systems
Lieberman recently returned from a monthlong visit to Canada as a Fulbright Senior Specialist, where she lectured on the American…
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How Britain’s new health law got through Parliament
Most health care professionals vociferously opposed Britain’s new Health and Social Care Act in the final few months as the House of…
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Britain passes NHS reforms amid controversy
The British government’s highly controversial “Health and Social Care Act” finally completed its bruising 15-month journey through the Houses of Parliament in…
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‘Anti-agenda’ influencing journalists’ health coverage
For whom does the media write? It seems a stupid question with an obvious answer. However, I wouldn’t give a…
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Controversy over breast implants spreads across Europe
British clinics delivering cosmetic surgery were thrown into crisis by the decision last month of the French government to fund the removal…
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Italian journalist argues against pharma-sponsored press events
During my stay in England at the European conference on health journalism co-sponsored by AHCJ and Coventry University, one issue…
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Media must understand, explain privatization of health services
One of the points that stood out for me at the first European conference on health journalism was from conference…
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Brief ‘pause’ in British government plans for National Health Service
The British Conservative-led coalition government is currently in the midst of a brief “pause” in its efforts to push through…
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A new government in Ireland might bring health care change
Ireland is in the throes of an election campaign, and health care has been a campaign issue, though, nowhere near…
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NICE official: Rumours of demise greatly exaggerated
The new government in Britain has targeted the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for change. John Lister interviewed Kalipso Chalkidou, International…
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