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How a doctor’s tip and a Facebook algorithm led to an award-winning series
Cheryl Clark This is the story of how a doctor’s tip, with help from a Facebook algorithm, led to an…
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Comparative Effectiveness Research Fellows named for 2019
Thirteen journalists have been selected for the 2019 class of the AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research. The fellowship program…
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Decoding upcoding: Reporter finds manipulation of patient condition severity in ER bills
Jenny Deam, who specializes in reporting on the business of health at the Houston Chronicle, has been digging into health…
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10 tips for writing about the growing number of older doctors
Are there doctors in your city/county/state who are too old to practice? How do you tell? And who’s to say?…
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Study shows Medicare’s hospital readmission reduction program effect on mortality
Health policy experts caution that when health care purchasers tinker with payment incentives, the results can often have unintended consequences.…
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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…