Steven Ross Johnson

Reporter/Chicago

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Steven Ross Johnson has been a staff reporter for Modern Healthcare magazine since 2013 and covers issues involving public health and other healthcare news. Johnson has been a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune, Progress Illinois, the Chicago Reporter and the Times of Northwest Indiana and a government affairs reporter for the Courier-News in Elgin, Ill. He received a bachelor's degree in communications from Columbia College in Chicago and a master’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

AMA tool helps doctors talk to patients about gun safety

December 13, 2018

The American Medical Association on Thursday launched a new tool to aid physicians in talking with patients about reducing the risk of firearm injury and death.

FDA says new rules should increase competition for insulin, but others aren't as sure

December 11, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration's new guidance should create a clear path for generic makers of insulin to enter the market. But some say it will do little to reverse its rising cost.

Many of Idaho's chronic opioid users prescribed unsafe drug combos

December 04, 2018

Nearly 1 in 4 chronic opioid users in Idaho were at risk of overdosing due to unsafe prescription combinations in 2017, and a study questions whether efforts to improve prescribing practices are working.

Telemedicine underused in treating addiction

December 03, 2018

Telemedicine is being underused by providers in substance use disorder treatment, and expanding its reach could allow millions more people to score access to treatment, according to a new analysis.

Clinicians warn HIV prevention drug use can lead to risky behavior

November 30, 2018

Recent updates to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations call for clinicians to offer pre-exposure prophylaxis to those at higher risk of contracting HIV, but doctors warn it might make some patients at higher risk of catching other sexually transmitted diseases.

Poor communities wait longer for ambulances, causing health disparities

November 30, 2018

Patients in low-income neighborhoods have longer average ambulance wait times when experiencing a heart attack than those in more affluent communities. Researchers suggest that could contribute to their differences in health outcomes.

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Steven Ross Johnson

Reporter/Chicago

AMA tool helps doctors talk to patients about gun safety

FDA says new rules should increase competition for insulin, but others aren't as sure

Many of Idaho's chronic opioid users prescribed unsafe drug combos

Telemedicine underused in treating addiction

Clinicians warn HIV prevention drug use can lead to risky behavior

Poor communities wait longer for ambulances, causing health disparities

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