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STAT News style guide: 'health care' two words distinction from 'healthcare' compound modifiers

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Two Words, One Sector: Why STAT News Keeps ‘Health Care’ Separate

STAT News formalizes editorial convention to maintain 'health care' as two words, distinguishing the noun phrase from compound modifiers. The…

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze

15/07/2026

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