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Patients and their advocates get more tips for working with the media.

Why is the indoor tanning industry demonizing physicians and others who warn of tanning's dangers?

It was a sprint to the finish, but we got the first installment of my fellowship project -- a package on the growing crisis of addicted babies -- into the paper on Sunday....

What do patients and their families need to know before telling their stories to the media?

Why do some chronic pain sufferers seek treatment while others don't — and what does that have to do with how many Americans live with chronic pain?

If a member of the House Science Committee can be so wrong on basic facts of biology, can I expect a traumatized woman in my exam room to have a clearer understanding of rape and pregnancy?

The Networks Model has its groundings in the Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS (GIPA) formalised at the 1994 Paris AIDS summit. One of the key considerations of GIPA is the realisation of the rights and responsibilities of people living with HIV in the choice of treatment, decision maki

Why some health reporters and bloggers deserve hazard pay for examining Todd Akin's absurd claims.

It was embarrassing. I was undone. I kept my composure but also kept my voice at a very low volume. I hoped no one could hear us. Most of all, I hoped no one was paying attention to what we were doing and that we weren't making a scene. The last thing I wanted was for people to see her being needy b

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