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AHCJ opposes secrecy clauses in medical contracts
AHCJ's board of directors has sent a letter to Sen. Arlen Specter stating opposition to secrecy clauses in contracts between…
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Evidence-based medical reporting: A brief primer
This primer offers tips to help health care journalists find, read, and evaluate journal articles that report medical research. The…
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Tips for interviewing service members returning from Iraq, the Middle East or Afghanistan
Joe Hight, president of the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma’s Executive Committee and managing editor of The Oklahoman in…
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Interviewing ‘profoundly affected’ soldiers
Joe Hight, president of the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma's Executive Committee and managing editor of The Oklahoman in…
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Journal’s new blog breaks stories, offers analysis
In March, The Wall Street Journal launched the Health Blog, an attempt to meld the Journal's standards for reporting and…
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N.J. pharmaceutical reporter becomes full-time blogger
The Star-Ledger's Ed Silverman is a new breed of big city health reporter. Since January, he's become a full-time Web…
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Passion for public service journalism leads to Web site
Carol Gentry, a senior health reporter for the Tampa Tribune, has founded Florida Health News Inc. (FHN), a nonprofit online…
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How we did it: Diving into prescription privacy
Bob Segall of WTHR-Indianapolis went dumpster diving at drug stores and found that personal prescription records were being thrown out…
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New CUNY program gives students tools to do more in-depth health reporting
The City University of New York has started a concentration in health and medicine reporting. Students are learning how to…
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Bay Area chapter examines conflicts of interest
Thirty Bay Area AHCJ members and health journalists gathered in The London Wine bar in San Francisco on May 8,…