From the Mayo Clinic to Harvard, sources don’t always get the facts right about preeclampsia. Reached by ProPublica, some are making needed corrections
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How the Media Falls Short in Reporting EpidemicsAugust 14, 2018 |
In any outbreak or public health crisis, health organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention need to deliver accurate and timely information to the public about risks and treatments. For most people, this information comes mainly from the news media
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“WHO is calling for free and secure access by all responders to the affected populations,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General
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At the same hospital. The cost of four common inpatient surgeries can vary by more than six times at the same Minnesota hospital. That is a key takeaway from the Minnesota Department of Health’s latest examination of the cost of medical care
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Health workers must figure out how to dispense vaccines amidst fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Fighting the Opioid CrisisAugust 8, 2018 |
Watch now – our Travis Rieder joins host Greta Van Susteren to discuss challenges related to opioid use and withdrawal.
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A 60-year-old antifungal drug called flucytosine that should cost a few dollars a day but is now vastly more expensive than that
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You’re in recovery from opioid addiction, and your walk to work takes you down the same streets where you used to buy heroin. The drug’s calling to you, still. Just then, your phone buzzes, with a message that reads like a text from an old friend:
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