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Medical device security: The new wave in cyberthreats
Rebecca Vesely The premier hacking conference DEF CON this summer will, for the first time, include a hackathon of medical…
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Digging into nursing home data found correlation between spending, quality
Kay Lazar The Boston Globe’s Kay Lazar has written about nursing homes, off and on, for years. Two of the…
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Finding the stories about how the AHCA would affect Medicaid, older adults
Dan Goldberg Medicaid has evolved a lot in the five decades since it was signed into law. Now, the American Health…
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What reporters should know about Parkinson’s disease and aging
Liz Seegert Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one in 100 people over age…
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Key issues for tackling hunger in America
Janice Lynch Schuster One perennial issue for reporters covering the social determinants of health is the fact that millions of…
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Probing court records helps uncover West Virginia opioid profits
Eric Eyre When the Charleston Gazette-Mail went to court last year to unseal records detailing pain pill shipments to West…
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Oral health stories to look for in 2017
Mary Otto This year’s panel on oral health at Health Journalism 2017 offered a wide-ranging discussion of important stories unfolding…
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Tips for tackling big projects in small newsrooms
This advice was compiled by these speakers on a panel about tackling big projects in small newsrooms at Health Journalism…
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ACA project shows how media outlets can partner to produce significant reporting in their region
The House repeal bill may have failed, but long-run risks to coverage – through later congressional or administrative action ……