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Stories to be found in local poison control centers
Poison control centers narrowly escaped losing almost all federal funding this year and their appropriations are down, despite evidence that…
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Medtronic hires Yale researchers to review Infuse data
Medtronic, the manufacturer of spine fusion product Infuse, has hired Yale University researchers to review patient data and adverse event…
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AHCJ members get new jobs, fellowships, awards and more
Constance Alexander, a freelance columnist in Murray, Ky., has been selected as a featured speaker on the roster of presenters…
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Visit NIH and learn how to use NLM research, tools
AHCJ has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships. Four journalists will…
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College football, sickle cell can be deadly combo
Rachel George, Iliana Limón and Shannon J. Owens of the Orlando Sentinel look at college football players whose deaths have…
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Welcome AHCJ’s newest members!
AHCJ welcomes these new members: Rochelle Abbott, managing editor, eHow Health, Santa Monica, Calif. (@RochelleAbbott) Donna Ahrens, senior editor, Minnesota…
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Boston Globe’s Gil joins AHCJ board of directors
Gideon Gil, the health and science editor at The Boston Globe, joins five incumbents in being seated on the Association…
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POGO fears disclosure rule is in jeopardy
A database that would document the financial ties between researchers who are funded by the The National Institutes of Health…
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Apply to lead AHCJ’s resources for covering aging
The Association of Health Care Journalists seeks freelance assistance in building helpful and dynamic web pages for fellow journalists covering…
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Journal Sentinel details public health investigation into tainted alcohol wipes
Last week we shared the story of how MSNBC.com reporter JoNel Aleccia uncovered the FDA’s failure to take action on…