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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…
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‘Question everything:’ 3 tips for covering health when you usually don’t
When reporting on the evolving pandemic, skepticism is crucial, says Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New…
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Using step therapy, pharmacy benefit managers get between cancer patients and oncologists
Interference from health insurers is one of the biggest problems physicians face when prescribing medications, diagnostic tests, or other treatments…
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Amid upheaval, a Black mental health crisis and surge in requests for care
A spate of police and vigilante slayings of unarmed African Americans and a global pandemic that has hit Blacks especially…
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NIH leader to headline Journalism Summit on Infectious Disease
Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, will be a featured speaker at the Association of Health Care…
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Tips for covering the 2022-23 flu season
The southern hemisphere just wrapped up the most severe flu season since the pandemic began, suggesting the possibility that a…
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Questions to consider when covering health insurance reform proposals
Wendell Potter Now that election day is only about a month away, one of the most important issues the country…
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How a Poynter veteran helps journalists generate fresh COVID-19 pitches
Al Tompkins Journalists are drowning in deadlines and information overload with this pandemic. So how are they to keep up…
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How a tip exposed serious flaws in rapidly testing nursing home residents for COVID-19
Rachana Pradhan Kaiser Health News’ Rachana Pradhan recently reported on the real and potential glitches with so-called rapid antigen testing…
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Older adults and mental health during COVID-19
Photo: Elvert Barnes via Flickr We know the elderly are the most vulnerable to becoming ill and dying from COVID-19,…