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Covering Harvey: Resources on hurricanes and natural disasters
People in Texas will be dealing with the aftermath of Harvey for a long time. Even if you’re not reporting…
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How dental pain has contributed to the nation’s opioid epidemic
Mary Otto Dentists are among the leading prescribers of opioid pain medications in the country, according to numerous studies. The…
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What to know about reporting on shingles
Liz Seegert You probably have heard of shingles, a condition caused by reactivation of the chicken pox virus in older…
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How one reporter advanced a hospital cyberattack story
Melanie Evans Melanie Evans has been covering hospitals for many years, but she was not an expert on cybersecurity when…
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Consider these issues when reporting on local dental services for senior citizens
Mary Otto Is the lack of dental care for senior citizens a concern in your area? Have health officials in…
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Showing health care reform’s impact on lower-income home health workers
Shefali Luthra Shefali Luthra knows that too often that press releases landing in a journalist’s inbox often can go nowhere.…
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Resources for covering how adverse childhood experiences affect people’s lives
Janice Lynch Schuster Since the late 1990s, researchers have known about the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on…
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News brief became catalyst for series on mental health, solitary confinement
Taylor Knopf Taylor Knopf once assumed that the use of solitary confinement was necessary and reserved for the worst of…
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Freelance: The best career hacks
A panel of freelancers at Health Journalism 2017 in Orlando shared a wealth of valuable pieces of advice for freelancers,…
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Understand how changes to health care law could affect dental benefits
Mary Otto While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) only imperfectly addressed American’s wide lack of dental coverage, oral health advocates…