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Keep these things in mind when writing about LGBT health coverage
As a gay man in his mid-twenties, I knew HIV testing was a normal part of my health care regimen,…
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Rush to robotic surgery outpaces medical evidence, critics say
Richard Mark Kirkner I was flipping through AARP The Magazine — yeah, I’m of that age — in January 2014…
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2015 winners named in top health journalism contest
Hundreds of people with disabilities sent to group homes against their will, troubles in nursing homes, and an examination of…
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Reporter discusses frontline coverage of debate over expanded use of dental therapists
Will Drabold A recent news package in The Seattle Times by reporter Will Drabold took a look at how the controversy…
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Issues, resources for covering opioid use among older adults
Alan Cassels We have an opioid crisis in the United States. Every day in this country there are 45 deaths…
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Five things to know about hospital consolidation
Erin Mershon Hospitals have been merging and acquiring physician practices at a breakneck pace over the last several years. Hospital…
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Ideas on covering how dental benefits expansion is working under the ACA
Mary Otto What does recent federal data reveal about how dental benefits are working on federal and state insurance marketplaces…
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How to use the Health Care Pricing Project to take a deeper look into hospital cost variations
Joseph Burns Writing about a new report from the Health Care Pricing Project (HCCP), Dan Gorenstein made the case that researchers now…
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When a doctor threatened to sue this California reporter, he did what journalists do best
Ron Shinkman If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to face a lawsuit over a story you’ve written,…
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Assessing a journal’s quality can help assess a study’s newsworthiness
Tara Haelle You run across a fascinating study that seems newsworthy – but it’s published in a medical journal you’ve…