
Lara Salahi is AHCJ’s health beat leader on health equity. She’s an award-winning, independent health journalist based in Boston, whose work has appeared in local, national and international television and digital news outlets. She is also the Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Endicott College in Beverley, Mass.
Health journalists need to keep the public informed on what’s at stake amid the Trump admin’s university funding freezes.
A study suggests that drug raid coverage mainly amplifies police narratives while neglecting a crucial element: public health messaging.
A swirl of new research, legal fights and political shifts are pushing water fluoridation back into the headlines — and…
A recent study on a health system’s efforts to unify outpatient practices suggests it may help dismantle some long-standing disparities.
Getting an organ transplant is a game of chance where your odds depend on the color of your skin, the…
A new study suggests that telehealth isn’t serving Medicaid beneficiaries well since they’re less likely to get substance use disorder…
A recent poll reveals the most prominent myths about USAID, and how journalists can help set the record straight.
Although less visible, the profound public health challenges facing migrants and communities at the U.S.-Mexico border demand attention.
Reporters Sílvia Lisboa and Carla Ruas collaborated with scientists to examine how pesticides in Brazil disproportionately impact children in rural…
A study suggesting a relationship between high fluoride exposure and lower IQ scores in children requires context to avoid sensationalism.