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Fellows to spend a week studying at CDC
The first class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows will learn about public health issues at two Atlanta campuses of the…
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Academic docs collect money from manufacturers
In a two-day series, “Side Effects: Are doctor’s loyalties divided?,” John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on university…
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Topics in the news: food safety, coal ash
Some resources that could be helpful in reporting on a couple of hot topics today: Peanut butter is suspected in…
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Study: Hospital quality rankings inconsistent
A study published in the November/December 2008 issue of Health Affairs finds that five consumer-oriented Web sites that rank hospital…
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Three health-care issues Obama, Congress will face
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer recently ran three stories about some of the health care challenges that President-elect Obama and…
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Businesses, lobbyists profit from Texas system
The Dallas Morning News is running a four-part series about Texas’ poor treatment of the vulnerable: “Texas has long been…
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Jobs’ letter too vague for meaningful reporting
Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed on Monday that he has a “hormone imbalance” that has caused his weight loss, something…
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Workshop speaker to lead national group
Dennis Berens, director of the Nebraska Office of Rural Health, who helped kick off AHCJ’s first Rural Health Journalism Workshop…
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Holiday reading: Hospitals sue patients; team helps people die with dignity
Hopefully, readers of Covering Health will have some time off over the holidays. Here are two fairly extensive projects that…
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What’s hot on the AHCJ Web site
Ever wonder how other people are using the AHCJ Web site? Here are the most visited resources on HealthJournalism.org this…