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Tips for freelancers to unleash their inner entrepreneur
Two top freelancers at Health Journalism 2018 – Linda Marsa and Heather Boerner – and attorney Ruth Carter offered a…
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Resources for reporting on integrative health programs in your community
Leaders at a growing number of U.S. medical centers and military hospitals have begun using an integrative health approach to…
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Declare candidacy to run for AHCJ’s board of directors
The Association of Health Care Journalists has opened its 2018 call for candidates for the organization’s board of directors. Each…
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Using data, reporter shows how for-profit hospitals provide much less charity care than nonprofits
Sean D. Hamill In December, Pennsylvania published a new definition of charity care that requires hospitals to notify patients of…
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Resources that can help you investigate oral health in your local Hispanic community
Hispanics, together with non-Hispanic blacks, Native Americans and Alaska Natives, have poorer oral health than other U.S. racial and ethnic…
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Reporter follows hygienists’ battle to treat vulnerable patients
Ana B. Ibarra Sacramento-based California Healthline reporter Ana B. Ibarra has been following a battle being waged by independent practice…
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Turning an insider beat into a feature on ‘frequent fliers’
Arthur Allen Congress, federal agencies, lobbyists and others are all very interested in where federal dollars are going and how…
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What reporters should know about bladder control in older adults
We’ve all seen the commercials for adult diapers and have probably thought, “that will never happen to me.” However, bladder…
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Understanding how health advocates, legislators are wrestling with Medicaid work requirements
Republican-controlled states are taking a fresh look at the subsidized expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act following a…
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Putting a human face on antibiotic resistance
Chris Dall Reporter Chris Dall, a reporter for CIDRAP news wrote “To Save a Life, Doctors Turn to Bacteria-Killing Viruses,”…