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Less screening, fewer cases: What our audiences should know about breast cancer rates

Association of Health Care Journalists

In 2009, the U.S. Researchers at the University of Vermont analyzed over 2 million breast cancer diagnoses from 2004 to 2019 and found that while in situ (non-invasive) breast cancer rates have decreased since 2009, the likelihood of diagnosing breast cancer cases at advanced stages also declined.

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Finding sustainable work you love in an era of relentless layoffs

Association of Health Care Journalists

If youre a health journalist who has recently been laid off or bought out, you might feel lost, discouraged, angry or scared. She left her last full-time role as health correspondent for Business Insider to go freelance full time in June 2023. He joined STAT in June after being laid off from Business Insider in early 2024.

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Statins Raise Glaucoma Risk

Mercola

These include age (being older increases your risk), family history of glaucoma, certain ethnicities and high IOP. A 2024 study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma examined data from the All of Us (AoU) Research Program, a large-scale research effort aimed at understanding health and disease.

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How do we integrate training in Generalism in medical education?

Better Health For All

An ageing population with multiple long-term conditions highlights the need for training tomorrow’s doctors with skills such as Generalism, leadership and an interprofessional approach to patient care. COVID-19 has further emphasised the significance of public health as a speciality and rekindled wider interest in health inequalities [1].

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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids 

Frontiers

Prior to publication, the distinguished scientists worked with young reviewers aged 8-15 to ensure their articles were interesting and understandable for young readers. The Ribosome – The Factory for Protein Production According to the Genetic Code , written by Ada Yonath , awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009.

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Nobel Prize winners publish new scientific articles just for kids 

Frontiers

This is the second volume within the Nobel Collection, with articles written by Nobel Laureates and reviewed by children aged 8 to 15. Telomere Power: How to live longer and heathier, written by Elizabeth Blackburn , awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009.

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‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

Association of Health Care Journalists

Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in any other Western democracy. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.