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When is it time to stop cancer screening in older people?
Alan Cassels In the U.S. there are frequent appeals for people to submit to regular cancer screening—whether it’s for colon,…
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Covering infant mortality’s grip in South Carolina
Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser Journalists Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina almost…
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Covering the e-cigarette controversy
Sonya Collins Atlanta independent journalist Sonya Collins has carved a niche for herself covering the controversial world of e-cigarettes. Her feature, “When…
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Reporting on the confusion over medical tests and the consequences
Beth Daley A question nagged at me a year after I had finished a story about suspect Lyme disease tests:…
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Covering the ACA state subsidy issue
Lauren Sausser Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina was surprised by an email from a reader asking…
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Don’t stick to experts: How to find people who acquired insurance under the ACA
Shannon Muchmore Having trouble talking to “real” people about their experiences under the Affordable Care Act? This tip sheet by…
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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…