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Health equity
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NIH leader to headline Journalism Summit on Infectious Disease
Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, will be a featured speaker at the Association of Health Care…
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Call for applications opens for AHCJ-National Cancer Reporting Fellowship
A group of journalists will spend three partial days online with experts from the National Institutes of Health in January…
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Can people with low literacy easily access accurate info about COVID-19?
Nothing is more important during a pandemic than ensuring that the public consistently receives accurate information that they can understand.…
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Bias or comorbidity? Risk factors for respiratory disease aren’t always what they seem
By this point, anyone who’s been covering or following COVID-19 knows that several comorbidities substantially increase the risk of complications…
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New tip sheet looks at mental health effects of COVID-19 on older adults
The COVID-19 pandemic has put us all under tremendous stress. Social isolation, loneliness, fear of getting sick, an uncertain economy…
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Hefty issue of HealthBeat headed for mailboxes
The latest issue of HealthBeat is expected to be delivered to members of the Association of Health Care Journalists any…
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Food insecurity a growing issue for seniors, compounded by pandemic
While people in parts of the U.S. slowly return to work and leisure activities, food insecurity remains a serious issue…
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Webcast to highlight how coronavirus has hit Native American tribes
The novel coronavirus has affected underserved communities and people of color at disproportionately high rates, including taking an extraordinary toll…
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Webcast: Older adults and food insecurity during COVID-19
Long before the novel coronavirus ever surfaced, millions of older adults struggled with food insecurity. The COVID-19 pandemic has further…
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Panel highlights lack of data, obesity as among under-covered pandemic stories
Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada and North Dakota are the only four states in the U.S. that (as of May 13) have…
