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What you should know about hoarding disorder
We have all read stories of houses so cluttered that emergency personnel can’t enter to rescue a fire victim or…
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How health journalists can turn privacy laws to their advantage
Annie Waldman Government records officers frequently cite privacy restrictions to deny data requests. ProPublica has often negotiated with or contested…
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Consumer site taps data to estimate which states have healthiest teeth and gums
Jill Gonzalez A state’s oral health status represents an interesting indicator of the overall health and economic well-being of its…
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Covering U.S. efforts to create a universal flu vaccine
This year’s severe flu season has increased the spotlight on the development of a “universal” influenza vaccine – a vaccine…
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Nonprofits, tax breaks and getting hospitals to keep people out of the hospital
Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News and Capital News Service have been publishing a series called “Baltimore’s Other Divide” – the…
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Get up to speed on biological weapons and their potential threat
Though developing a bioweapon is a violation of the 1972 U.N. Convention prohibiting the development, production and stockpiling of infectious…
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Winners of 2017 health journalism awards announced
Investigations into what’s causing global obesity, who’s blocking regulation of addictive pain pills and who’s raking in billions of dollars…
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How creating a map drove a bigger hepatitis story
Lauren Weber It’s hard to believe that in 2018, a deadly vaccine-preventable disease that is most commonly spread through poor…
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Veteran journalist offers advice on covering disease outbreaks
This year is starting off with one of the worst flu seasons in a decade. As of the week ended…
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Author reflects on writing a book about vaccines, medical research
MeredithWadman In 2017, D.C.-based Science writer Meredith Wadman published her first book, “The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics and the Human…