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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,…
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When covering variation in health care, keep in mind what patients want
Two recent reports on the cost of health care services point out the need for more transparency on what consumers…
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Understanding the COVID-19 plasma treatment debate
By forcing the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23, 2020, to approve blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment under…
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Journalist describes role in helping compile, publicize national data on COVID-19
Betsy Ladyzhets Among the many challenges in covering COVID-19 has been the federal government’s lack of public standardized data on…
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Andrew Smiley named AHCJ executive director
Andrew Smiley The Association of Health Care Journalists has hired broadcasting veteran Andrew Smiley as its next executive director, the…
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2020 hurricane season: An opportunity to look into disaster preparedness
As Hurricane Laura makes landfall in the southern United States, we’ve updated our list of resources to help reporters connect…