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Right to know: How to get your hands on public records
At Health Journalism 2019, the annual workshop sponsored by AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee offered strategies to surmount the obstacles and teach…
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Begin mastering medical studies
A panel at Health Journalism 2019 reviewed the basics of reading, interpreting and scrutinizing medical studies – study types, common…
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Reporter visits Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand to cover rise of malaria deaths in Southeast Asia
Amy Maxmen Amy Maxmen, a San-Francisco-based science reporter for Nature magazine, travels the world to cover global health topics. In…
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How a team delved into childhood trauma in New Orleans
“The Children of Central City” series tracked the fates of 9- and 10-year-old black children living in New Orleans, in…
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Covering a measles epidemic with cultural sensitivity
AmandaEisenberg Measles is one of the most infectious diseases on the planet. Just by breathing, someone with measles can spread…
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Journalist explains why a deep dive into comments on proposed regulations is worth time, effort
After the proposals for short-term, limited-duration plans and association health plans became public early last year, the federal Centers for…
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Resources to help you cover mosquito season in your community
Outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue, chikungunya, West Nile and Zika are rising around the world. While the combination of…
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Covering the link between environmental causes and disease
Lois Parshley Lois Parshley wrote an award-winning story for Scientific American about a collaboration to develop disease outbreak models linked…
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Finding sources on Twitter with a short deadline
In a perfect world, when you’re assigned an article that requires you to find patients, family members or other “real…