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Health equity
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Tips and resources for covering Native American and Alaska Native health
Are you new to the health beat? Or maybe you’re a seasoned health care reporter. Whatever the case, to uncover…
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Panel to discuss what could happen to women’s health care if Roe v. Wade is overturned
In December, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the pivotal Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that challenges…
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The legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer: Health equity abroad — and at home
In the recent history of global public health, the late medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., stands out…
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Tips for reporting with media interpreters
Media interpreters are commonly associated with war coverage, but journalists globally also use them to tell stories about health and…
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New health equity core topic leader is bilingual, Texas‑based reporter
Margarita Birnbaum, a Texas-based independent journalist, storyteller, federally certified court interpreter and translator, joins AHCJ as the new health equity…
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Journalist explores health inequities in medical photography
Medical photographs are crucial to documenting disease in textbooks, journals and training medical students. But if inaccurate, physicians won’t get…
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Global burden of Alzheimer’s projected to triple
Cases of Alzheimer’s disease are rising throughout the world and could triple by 2050, according to a recent analysis in The…
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One-year postpartum Medicaid coverage: Are states ready to offer it soon?
April 1 marks the kickoff date for a federal option that makes it easier for states to extend postpartum Medicaid…
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CDC establishes new reference value for dangerous blood lead levels
The Flint, Michigan water crisis remains a prime example of the importance of public health journalism. Without the dogged reporting…
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Racial disparities seen in Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses
Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and related dementias than…