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Are you covering a fakethrough?
Jonathan Latham, Ph.D. Remember the burger grown from stem cells? It might be a great idea, except a single patty…
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Children sedated, anesthetized for dental procedures: What reporters should know
Image by ktpupp via Flickr. A 3-year old Hawaiian girl died in January, a month after she lapsed into a coma while…
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Reporter focuses on chronic pain for series on opioid use
Lisa Bernard-Kuhn When The Cincinnati Enquirer set out to look at the societal costs of the deadly opioid crisis, reporter…
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Follow-up on dental reconstruction reveals the importance of a healthy smile
Marc Ramirez Marc Ramirez of The Dallas Morning News recently offered readers an update on a story he began to write more…
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Movement away from fee-for-service reimbursements has begun
René Letourneau Among health plan executives, there’s a lot of talk about moving from volume to value. But identifying what…
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Finding wide variations in Health Policy implementation between states
Beth Kutscher Modern Healthcare reporter Beth Kutscher watched the differences in Affordable Care Act implementation in her state of Tennessee…
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A guide to health beat e-mail subscriptions
ProPublica reporter Charles Ornstein is often asked by colleagues how he stays abreast of health news and developments across the…
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Covering HIV/AIDS and older adults
Janice Lynch Schuster The CDC estimate that 636,000 people have died from AIDS in the United States since the virus was…
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Painful big toes: Just the beginning in covering gout
Gout is a devastating disease at any age, but can hit older adults especially hard. It is the most common…
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Mental health parity rule clarifies standards for treatment limits, coverage of intermediate care
Michelle Andrews The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 required health plans that offer mental health and…