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Background and resources for covering the dental therapist movement
The dental therapist model got its start in the 1920s in New Zealand and is now well-established in many developed…
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Resources to assist your reporting on the growing teledentistry specialty
Over the years, teledentistry has harnessed evolving technology to link patients with to an expanding array of dental services. Today,…
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5 tips for writing better health news headlines
A headline has a big job to do: It must catch a reader’s attention, offer the gist of a story…
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Covering climate change, infectious diseases and health
Diseases caused by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas tripled and nine new pathogens carried by these insects have been discovered in…
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Fellowships on women’s health unveiled for 2019
The Association of Health Care Journalists and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health announced…
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Advice from a reporter experienced in interviewing people in stigmatized populations
Heather Boerner Heather Boerner’s October 2018 piece at NPR examined the fate of people who live without treatment for their…
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Tracking down the biggest food recall of 2018
Sam Bloch The New Food Economy reporter Sam Bloch learned about many of the hidden stories about the nation’s food…
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Chronicling America’s uninsured and their gut-wrenching decisions
John Tozzi The people with the most at stake in America’s health-care debate often have the smallest voice in it.…
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Turned away from care: Dementia patients with signs of aggression have limited options
Tony Leys Dementia patients can essentially be blackballed from nursing homes if they’ve ever shown signs of aggression. This is…
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Tips on reporting about the changing nature of HPV-related cancers
Ever since actor Michael Douglas used his battle with throat cancer in 2013 to help raise awareness about the disease,…