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Food insecurity and older adults: Pandemic Edition
Food insecurity was already a serious problem for many older adults, and the pandemic has made a serious situation even…
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Learn from a veteran of the ‘misinformation beat’ about how to better check the facts
Daniel Funke Throughout the pandemic, the non-partisan fact-checking website PolitiFact has sought to correct misinformation about the SARS-CoV-2 virus that…
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Science journalist talks about pivoting during the pandemic
Like many reporters at the beginning of 2020, science writer Stephani Sutherland didn’t have a background in infectious diseases. When…
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TV ads don’t tell the full story behind high out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Advantage plans
In December, we wrote about Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the television advertisements that touted their benefits. We warned that…
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Resources for reporting on the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
U.S. and international public health officials say it is imperative that the world’s population get vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
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Journalism partners unveil National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships for 2021-22
Journalists interested in building careers reporting on science, health and the environment are eligible to apply for new cross-cutting fellowships…
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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…