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Covering medical studies
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Looking at the evidence on homemade face masks to prevent coronavirus transmission
In my corner of Southern California, sewing equipment stores say they’re out of stock on machines priced under $500 because…
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Elsevier webinar to discuss impact of outbreaks on infectious disease research
COVID-19 might be the biggest pandemic the world has seen in a century, but it’s not the first major pandemic…
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Ask the experts: What do you want to know about COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic is quickly evolving and finding up-to-date answers to questions from experts has been challenging for many journalists.…
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AHCJ announces winners of 2019 health journalism contest
Investigations into flawed or corrupt health-care practices won many of the top honors in the Association of Health Care Journalists’…
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Finding the latest COVID-19 studies — and covering them thoughtfully
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, most data came from news reports, clinical summaries and preprints. Now more…
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During COVID-19 pandemonium, be sure to vet your sources for the right expertise
By now, just about every health reporter on the planet probably has written at least one story about the novel…
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Drug companies ramp up development of COVID-19 prevention and treatment products
With the number of COVID-19 cases expanding exponentially, the story about the potential for treatments and vaccines remains a top…
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New data resources available on cesarean birth rates
One goal of the national Healthy People 2020 initiative was to reduce the rate of first-time cesarean delivery (C-section) rates…
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Where to get more answers about COVID-19
There are still many unknowns about the COVID-19 outbreak, which as of February 26, has sickened more than 81,000 people…
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Tip sheet on covering alcohol highlights do’s, don’ts and story ideas
Every day, stories about the U.S. opioid epidemic appear in daily newsfeeds, and rightly so: they are responsible for two…