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When it comes to delivering fatal news, doctors struggle with finding the right words. They procrastinate and often exaggerate how long a patient has to live, according to a survey by the University of Chicago.… Continued

When consumers change their health plans, choice is not the primary reason. What drives this switch is a change in job or in the type of plans an employer offers, according to a report by… Continued

USAToday.com Online sibling to Gannett’s USA Today. Hot topics: Seasonal content (just finished special feature for Osteoporosis month). Health Editor: John Riley, Jriley@usatoday.com CBSHealthWatch Founded as a consumer-oriented complement to Medscape, which caters to healthcare… Continued

Avoid Spamming Journalists with Canned Story Ideas The Web may have changed the speed of communication and the way consumers digest information, but it hasn’t homogenized the media landscape, particularly where online healthcare news is… Continued

Director, Communications & Public Relations Healthcare organization in the Chicagoland area has created a new opportunity for an individual with exceptional writing skills. The position is responsible for maintaining the quality of internal communication and… Continued

The information in Media Moves is provided by the health research department of Press Access, which provides contact informaton for more than 1,000 journalists at more than 1,000 consumer and business publications. Internal Moves ADVANCE… Continued

Counselor Magazine 3201 S.W. 15 Street Deerfield, FL 33442 Editors at Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction can’t get enough information about how to help healthcare professionals manage their patients’ drug and alcohol addictions. The recently… Continued

June 4-7 American Association of Health Plans’ Managed Care Institute and Display Forum. Orlando. 877/291-2247, http://www.aahp.org. June 9-13 American Diabetes Association’s 60th Scientific Sessions. San Antonio, Texas. 800/924-4ADA. http://www.diabetes.org. June 11-13 The Alliance for Healthcare… Continued

The healthcare industry is wrestling with how to best address patient concerns about the high rate of medical errors – an issue spotlighted in December by an Institute of Medicine report that found 98,000 deaths… Continued

A Web site that specializes in providing fitness information for seniors is spreading its wisdom offline. StrongWomen.com is partnering with the public health departments of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont to conduct training workshops for… Continued