Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday July 24, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: Children in U.S. Face Rising Risk of Losing a Parent to Firearm Violence or Overdose
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024:
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Children in U.S. Face Rising Risk of Losing a Parent to Firearm Violence or Overdose
By Kaitlin Washburn
From 1999 to 2020, an estimated 1.19 million children lost a parent to drug poisoning or firearm violence in the U.S., according to a May 2024 analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study examined publicly available vital and
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Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: Opportunities to Localize Coverage From International AIDS Conference
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024:
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Opportunities to Localize Coverage From International AIDS Conference
By Tara Haelle
The progress that's been made in HIV prevention and treatment over the past four decades is nothing short of remarkable, but there's still a long way to go. The U.S. in particular has fallen behind on several HIV metrics. That makes HIV/AIDS an important topic for U.S. health repo
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Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: What to Know When Covering the Booming Medicare Advantage Market
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024:
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What to Know When Covering the Booming Medicare Advantage Market
By Jon Harris, New York Health Journalism Fellowship
The Medicare Advantage market is booming. It's lucrative for health insurers who aggressively market their plans to some of the nation's most vulnerable people.
And, in many ways, it's an underreported topic with no shortage of stories to tell, pa
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Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: Writing About Health Care Interventions? The HealthNewsReview Criteria are as Relevant as Ever
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024:
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Writing About Health Care Interventions? The HealthNewsReview Criteria are as Relevant as Ever
By Gary Schwitzer, founder & publisher of HealthNewsReview.org
In 2004, researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia launched a pioneering website -- Media Doctor Australia -- aimed at providing an objective analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of
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National Right to Life and Missouri Right to Life PAC Endorse Slate of Candidates for U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- National Right to Life, a pro-life organization, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley and Representatives Ann Wagner, Mark Alford, Sam Graves, Eric Burlison, and Jason Smith received the endorsements of National Right to Life and its state affiliate Missouri Right to Life for their reelection bids in 2024. In the race for the open seat in Missouri's Third Congressional District, the groups endorsed Dr. Bob Onder. Each of these endorsed candidates is
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VFW Action Alert: Vote Yes to Include the Major Richard Star Act in the National Defense Authorization Act
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release:
We must ensure that benefits for combat-wounded veterans are improved, not eroded.
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More than 53,000 veterans have been discharged from military service because they sustained injuries while serving our country in combat. These veterans were denied the ability to accomplish their military career goals, by no fault of their own. To make matt
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