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Covering medical studies
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Conference coverage 101: New tip sheet can ease your experience at the event
Covering medical conferences is the bread and butter of many health journalists, especially if they write for trade publications. A…
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Persistent threats to U.S. children’s health the focus of #AHCJ19 session
While measles may be the hot topic in the news at the moment for children’s health, it’s far from the…
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Join our updated workshop on medical studies at #ahcj19 — covering the basics plus policy and, yes, biostats-made-easy
If you are joining us for Health Journalism 2019 in Baltimore in a few weeks, be sure to arrive in…
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Are you battle-ready? Let’s share strategies at AHCJ 2019 for social media finesse in an age of ‘alternative facts’
You’ve laced up your combat boots and fastened your helmet. Your Kevlar vest is safely snug against your chest. Your…
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AHCJ heads to Baltimore for annual conference
Hundreds of health journalists will gather in Baltimore – known as Charm City – for the annual AHCJ conference May…
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Top health reporting of 2018 recognized in Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
Reporting that exposed faulty, careless or crooked practices won many top honors in this year’s Awards for Excellence in Health…
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Writing about vaccine hesitancy? There’s a study for that
Vaccines and vaccine hesitancy has been my primary micro-beat since I began working as a full-time health/science journalist, so it’s…
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An aspirin a day for your heart? Maybe not
New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association say healthy adults without known heart disease…
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Tip sheet helps journalists cover vaccine hesitancy responsibly
Tara Haelle, AHCJ core topic leader on medical studies, contributed to this post. Journalists have a tricky role when covering…
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‘Sexology’ fraud duped dozens of reporters — don’t be among them next time
We journalists rely on many tools in our trade: research articles, books, interviews, pen and paper, accumulated knowledge and experience,…