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AHCJ’s annual conference rescheduled for October
With safety as a top consideration, AHCJ has changed the dates for the world’s premier health journalism conference. Health Journalism…
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Science-trained journalist gives advice on simplifying the genetic details around COVID-19
Marla Broadfoot With news emerging that genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged globally, journalists with a deep background…
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President’s Corner: Welcome, Andrew Smiley
Andrew Smiley became executive director of AHCJ on September 1 and has hit the ground running. He pivoted our usual…
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Atlanta journalist finds not all struggling rural hospitals are worth saving
Yamil Berard Given all the concern about the failure of rural hospitals, it may seem counterintuitive that some hospitals in…
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Reporter digs for the details to convey deeper insights to readers during pandemic
Jessica Contrera Telling the deeply reported feature stories about COVID-19 and the impact on Americans is both more important and…
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Coronavirus pandemic highlights disparities in health insurance and health care
News about Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was so big in December that video crews recorded what would be an otherwise mundane…
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Getting an inside look at one nursing home’s battle against COVID-19
Jason Pohl In early March, Sacramento Bee reporter Jason Pohl took a story idea to his editor: What are California’s…
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Staff writer talks about covering COVID, responding to anti-science sentiment
Dana Smith Just a few months after Dana Smith became Medium.com’s only staff writer on health and wellness, the COVID-19…
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Use these resources to background yourself on COVID-19 vaccine development
Returning to a society where people can safely gather with friends, family and large crowds will take a combination of…
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These resources can help you better report on cancer immunotherapy
If you write anything about cancer treatment, it can be nearly impossible to avoid writing about immunotherapy. But reporting on…