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ZIP code vs. genetic code: How to cover health inequality #ahcj15
Poverty is a poignant reality – and an overwhelming one. If you’re a reporter, you might struggle to find the…
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Investigating the health impacts of fracking
The fracking controversy has been high profile in recent years, and tempers are short on all sides of the subject. Some groups see natural…
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Pew releases survey on interaction between scientists, public
On Sunday, the Pew Research Center released the results of a survey on the interaction between scientists, the media and…
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AHCJ award-winner’s work foretold N.Y. moratorium on certain supplements
AHCJ members likely weren’t too surprised on Feb. 3, when the New York Office of the Attorney General ordered four major…
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AHCJ members report on health spending in Mozambique
Noam Levey, who received a 2013 AHCJ Reporting Fellowship on Health Care Performance, recently reported on health care spending in…
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Interactive atlases can help coverage of Diabetes Awareness Month
Sometimes it’s difficult to get a handle on major health determinants in your community, and it’s even harder to make…
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How does food labeling affect consumer choice?
If you’ve ever wondered about the real impact of those little black-and-white nutrition labels, or felt that perhaps food labeling…
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Choose words carefully when writing about Ebola
Word choice matters, especially when it comes to covering a deadly disease. You may have heard the terms “infectious” and…
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Panic is contagious: How to cover public health preparedness
It’s been said that fear travels faster than the virus. This is true. Given that Ebola is less contagious than…
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Defusing panic over Ebola by understanding R-nought
Earlier today it was announced that Thomas Eric Duncan died in Dallas. Duncan, a Liberian national who contracted Ebola in…