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Health equity
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AHCJ’s annual conference rescheduled for October
With safety as a top consideration, AHCJ has changed the dates for the world’s premier health journalism conference. Health Journalism…
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Study shows food insecurity still common among many older adults
Food insecurity — when people lack access to food or go hungry due to poverty or other challenges — remains…
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Biden releases national strategy intended to beat COVID-19 pandemic
On Jan. 21, President Biden published a 200-page national plan for combating the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for the next…
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Major COVID-19 vaccine ad campaign to roll out next week
Journalists covering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout should watch out on Jan. 21 for the Ad Council’s unveiling of an advertising…
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Series focuses on stressed rural hospitals that may need to close
Given all the concern about the failure of rural hospitals, it may seem counterintuitive that some hospitals in rural America…
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Get a chance to further your health journalism knowledge through AHCJ fellowships
AHCJ is taking applications for two of its premier fellowship programs: the AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowships and the AHCJ Reporting…
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Journalists encouraged to beat the approaching AHCJ contest deadline
While 2020 is coming to a close, AHCJ wants to recognize the year’s demanding work of journalism colleagues through the…
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Year in review: What journalists have been reading
It is perhaps little surprise that the most-read blog posts on Covering Health this year were almost exclusively about the…
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Covering the hidden mental health effects of a pandemic
Things we all know: The current pandemic can bring on stress, anxiety and fear. Common sense actions, such as social…
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Covering a ‘twindemic:’ Flu, COVID-19 share at least one season
A “twindemic” is what infectious disease experts are calling the possibility that both the COVID-19 and influenza viruses will sicken…