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Words matter: How you use them when covering mental illness can reduce — or increase stigma
Journalists already know it’s important to be thoughtful and respectful when including patient stories in our reporting. Where it gets…
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Study highlights significance of representation in medical school: Why this research matters to reporters
Throughout my reporting of the pandemic, I’ve made an explicit effort to interview many more women than men, especially women…
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Rural liver cancer rates on the rise: How journalists can raise awareness
Though liver cancer rates have historically been lower in rural areas, they have recently increased and urban rates have started…
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American Journal of Public Health dedicates issue to health inequities and justice
Health inequalities have long been a concern in medicine. A robust evidence base has been growing for decades regarding social…
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How I Did It: Marilynn Marchione concludes an impressive career in medical writing
Marilynn Marchione was the Associated Press’s chief medical writer for the last 10 years of her long career in journalism.…
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Science center’s principles offer guidance to reporters covering complicated COVID-19 issues
While most AHCJ members have been writing about health for a while, the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly turned nearly every other…
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Wednesday NIH webinar on women and alcohol highlights obscured problem
While recent headlines have pointed out the disastrous rise in opioid use during the pandemic, less attention has focused on…
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Tips on picking good photos for vaccine stories
Those who have known me long enough have, at some point or another, heard one of my diatribes about poorly…
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How well do clinical studies take sex and gender differences into account?
The history of inequity in medical studies is long and harrowing, and it continues today. But at least today, there…
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New tip sheet helps you find sources during virtual conferences
As someone who was used to covering multiple medical conferences in person each year, 2020 was a big shift. I…