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Parting thoughts: Berwick shares views on media coverage of health care and reform
Berwick appeared at a Newsmaker Briefing at Health Journalism 2011.(Photo: Len Bruzzese) He has worked with reporters as part of…
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How to access health journals and news services
AHCJ member Maia Szalavitz compiled a reference guide on how to get access to a number of publications that health…
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Controversy over breast implants spreads across Europe
British clinics delivering cosmetic surgery were thrown into crisis by the decision last month of the French government to fund…
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What reporters should know about Alzheimer’s and related dementias
Eileen Beal Over the next 20 years, the percentage of Americans age 65 and older will rise from around 13…
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Investigating patient safety at a Dallas institution
Ryan McNeill For two years, a team of reporters at The Dallas Morning News has written stories of breakdowns in…
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‘Aging’ joins Core Curriculum topics for journalists
CoreTopics: Essential coverage areas for health journalists Aging The Association of Health Care Journalists has rolled out another Core Curriculum…
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Covering long-term care: Programs, data and questions to ask
Long-term care has been in the news with the October 2011 demise of the CLASS Act – the first attempt…
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What do reporters need to know about Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)?
You’d think that advance directives signed by people with serious, life-threatening illnesses would ensure their treatment preferences or end-of-life wishes…
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Tip points reporter to troubled assisted-living facility
Mary Kate Malone The South Bend Tribune recently broke the news that state officials were considering yanking a license from…
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Boomerangst: Series helps explain what the aging of the boomers means
Reporters in Canada have done some pretty spectacular reporting on aging issues. The largest effort, Boomerangst, came from The Province…