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Telling the stories of health care providers on the road
Sara Schilling of the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Wash., recently offered her readers the story of local dentist Bart Roach,…
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Making an investigative piece about ‘preventable harm’ accessible to readers
Sarah Kliff Sarah Kliff’s story,“Do No Harm,” began with a simple question. She is one of AHCJ’s 2015 Reporting Fellows on Health Care…
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How to gauge ‘success’ at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
One agency created by the Affordable Care Act is the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). As the name…
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How to wrap your arms around a topic as broad as poverty and aging
Suzanne Travers This series in City Limits on aging in New York City began with a musing from my editor,…
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Resources for tracking geographic disparities in organ transplants
When it comes to organ transplants, where people live has a lot to do with when they receive care. I…
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Tips for reporting on elder abuse
Liz Seegert Elder abuse was a key agenda item at this year’s White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA). While much…
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Bridging the gap between dental and medical care
Dental care and medical care have long been provided separately in America. New research and evolving models of care are…
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Reporter explains how she cultivated sources for story on senior dental care
Millions of seniors in America struggle to find dental care. Hanah Cho met a few of them who were grateful…
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President’s Corner: How Health Journalism 2015 made me smarter
Karl Stark, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, shares highlights from Health Journalism 2015 and offers an update on the…
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Using evidence, FDA reports and legal documents to explore robotic surgery’s risks and benefits
A few years ago I did a story for Men’s Health on proton beam radiation. If I learned one thing,…