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I started reporting
for CNN in 1980 when the network was only 6 weeks old. I
stayed for
17 years, including a decade as Medical Correspondent. Click for more
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 Information
that is accurate and presented in the proper context is the first
necessary ingredient of knowledge. As a Board
Member and former President of the Association of Health
Care
Journalists. I am working to help colleagues do a better job
covering our beat, so that individuals and nations can develop their
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Marketplace
Radio commentariesWhat a volcano has to do with career choices If cars were sold like health care coverage! |
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| Web In recent years, I've written for web sites including www.the-scientist.com, ReutersHealth.com, and a site that was folded into WebMD called the Sapient Health Network |
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 Oncology
Times has
given me the opportunity to write a regular
column
about medicine in the media... and to dig deep into
some complex medical issues of the day. For example, why does the
nation invest relatively little in research on the number one cancer
killer: lung cancer? And while some ads may imply whole-body CT
scanning can find treatable cancers early, there is little science to
suggest that healthy people benefit... and they may end up being harmed
by unnecessary radiation exposure and invasive medical
follow-up. The column debuted in the Dec. 10, 2006 issue. Columns can be accessed also via the "Selected Articles" link at www.oncology-times.com Other articles and series: THE ONCOLOGY TIMES INTERVIEW: Brian Druker, Now Director of a Cancer Institute, on His Bold Plan to Make Oregon's Cancer Mortality Rate the Lowest in the Nation Lung
Cancer:
Why doesn't it get the respect its gargantuan toll demands Why does the nation's research investment in lung cancer lag behind that of other cancers? Trials and tribulations of recruiting celebrities to speak about lung cancer  I
was the Tobacco
Issues Editor of "InTouch" Magazine during
its run. My regular column, "InFlamed," delved into the deeper issues
of tobacco... the leading cause of preventable death.George Harrison: Where was the anger over tobacco cutting off his music? Tobacco: There is so much to learn and so many lives at stake. Tobacco Taxes: Good for smokers? "Safer" cigarettes: Are they really? Selected Cover Stories A Chat with Lance Armstrong about surviving cancer. Can We Stop Teen Smoking? Some of these items may be found on my Tobacco page. |
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You can send e-mail to me at: holtzreport@juno.com
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