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Federal stimulus money invigorates medical research
Are you looking for a surprising source of economic power to report about in your community? How about a story…
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Using Census data for health reporting
The U.S. Census Bureau puts together a wealth of health-related information from its American Community Survey and decennial Census. You…
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Irish protests continue over hospital cuts
Protests over the €1.23 billion spending cuts for health and children’s services imposed last year to combat a massive government…
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Covering a new flu season
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control are ramping up the campaign for flu…
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Medical errors and the movement toward transparency
The Chicago chapter of AHCJ recently hosted David Mayer, M.D., co-producer of the award-winning film, "The Faces of Medical Error…
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Reporters urged to insist on response from government agencies
FDA headquarters (Photo by thisisbossi via Flickr) When the FDA would offer only "no comment" on a notorious incident last…
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The real challenge for Italian health care
Changes are on tap for the Italian health care system. Standard health care costs will be defined, which means determining…
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Public handicapped by lack of information on medical errors
Who protects the patients? That’s what reporters at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wanted to know – and it’s the title…
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Presentations from the 2010 Influenza Workshop for Journalists
AHCJ sponsored 14 journalists to take part in a two-day workshop in August 2010 at the CDC about covering influenza.…
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Experts discuss benefits, dangers of telemedicine
Audio of this session is available. Telemedicine, telehealth and teleradiology are bringing patients and physicians together, but problems can…