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DataIndex.us helps reporters track what happens when government data changes
DataIndex.us helps reporters track what happens when government data changes, disappears or quietly loses important variables.
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ACA premiums are rising again. What does that mean for consumers?
For health journalists, double-digit premium increases offer a chance to link national health policy changes to every family’s finances.
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Can AI save global health or will it deepen inequities?
Can artificial intelligence compensate for billions of dollars in disappearing global health funding? Here’s what journalists should ask.
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How is Iraq like West Virginia? Mortality data tell a story
A new analysis published in The Milbank Quarterly shows just how unusual the U.S. mortality experience is compared with other…
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How to cover vaping’s promise without losing sight of its risks
While vaping is less harmful than cigarettes, suggesting vaping is healthy or implying that e-cigarettes are risk-free is highly inaccurate.
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NIH funding faces political scrutiny. What now?
Changes to how NIH grants are selected could affect which questions researchers can study, which populations are included and how…
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Environmental Justice Index: Find communities facing cumulative health effects of place and space
The Environmental Justice Index offers reporters a way to find communities where environmental hazards, social and health risks overlap.
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Rural health data are complicated. And they’re getting harder to find
Sometimes, what’s missing from rural health data may be just as important as what’s there, said ETSU’s Michael Meit during…
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Rural-urban divide follows patients to end-of-life care, study says
A new study in JAMA indicates that journalists reporting on rural health disparities should consider those in end-of-life care.
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Can nonverbal people accurately communicate through technology? Here’s what the science says
Nonverbal communication methods like Rapid Prompting Method are receiving renewed scrutiny in the news. Here’s how to tell the story.