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Journalist turns six months of research into eight-part series on hepatitis C epidemic
Kristin Espeland Gourlay While working on a documentary about opioid addiction, Kristin Espeland Gourlay, the health care reporter for Rhode Island…
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Print, radio reporters team up to expose a fraying mental health system in Idaho
Audrey Dutton Emilie Ritter Saunders Last fall, The Idaho Statesman newspaper and NPR member station Boise State Public Radio ran…
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Tracking doctors’ fees: An important angle to pursue when hospitals acquire physician groups
Margot Sanger-Katz In an excellent article for The New York Times’ Upshot blog, Margot Sanger-Katz explained what happens when a…
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FDA resources for tracking the approval, oversight of medical devices
In this tip sheet, prepared for Health Journalism 2015, investigative reporter Peter Eisler (@byPeterEisler) offers some resources for reporting on medical…
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Health journalists learn latest in the field in Silicon Valley
Nearly 700 people attended Health Journalism 2015, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists. The gathering, in…
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Sociologist offers insights on health navigators, finding wider lessons in personal stories
Elizabeth Piatt Trying to help her sister Veronika, who is disabled, with a dental emergency, Elizabeth Piatt found herself negotiating a…
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Finding stories, avoiding pitfalls in new health data #ahcj15
With the trove of data out from everything from Medicare payments to data tracking relations between providers and drug companies,…
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Success in the trades and writing for a professional audience (Health Journalism 2015)
Notes from a panel discussion on freelancing and working for trade publications at Health Journalism 2015, featuring Bob Finn, Daniel…
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Covering the health care business beat in a post-ACA world (Health Journalism 2015)
Tips and information from this panel at Health Journalism 2015.
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Health Journalism 2015: VA Sec. Robert A. McDonald
Materials related to the March 24, 2015, news conference with Robert McDonald, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.