Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Early, in-hospital shunt failure common among infants
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 23, 2017
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Resective epilepsy surgery found OK in septuagenarians
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 23, 2017
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Age and disease stage predict long-term survival in elderly lung cancer patients
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 23, 2017
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Study IDs risk factors for ideal timing of stage 2 palliation following Norwood
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 23, 2017
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Survey finds link between e-cigarette use and high-risk behaviors
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 23, 2017
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Expert panel reaches consensus on hernia management recommendations
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 19, 2017
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SOFA score may be best to identify sepsis in the ICU
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 17, 2017
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Endoscope reprocessing guidelines are an improvement
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 13, 2017
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CVS selling low-cost generic epinephrine autoinjector
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 12, 2017
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Antiplatelet agents reduce preterm birth risk in some groups
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 11, 2017
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Chest-worn seizure detection device shows promise
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 10, 2017
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Study highlights need to address vitamin D deficiency in epilepsy patients
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 9, 2017
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Project aims to improve understanding of AED prescribing trends
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 5, 2017
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Psychiatric comorbidities common in newly diagnosed pediatric epilepsy cases
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 5, 2017
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Study eyes fracture risk in pediatric patients taking antiepileptic drugs
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- Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 4, 2017