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Health equity
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Journalism on the line: How USAID cuts threaten global health reporting
As sweeping cuts to USAID reshape global health programs, veteran health journalists warned at HJ26 that many of the world’s…
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When health data meets immigration enforcement
Federal actions involving immigrants’ Medicaid data have raised urgent questions about privacy, access to care and the role of journalists…
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In the U.S., there’s more consensus on health care than headlines suggest
Americans are more aligned on health than headlines about vaccines and abortion debates suggest, policy experts and advocates at HJ26…
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‘Coverage Denied’: Author highlights how health insurers drive inequality
At HJ26, Miranda Yaver discussed how she untangled the complex world of pre-authorization, coverage denials and more in her recent…
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‘It depends’: Autism reporting requires nuance
Journalists must do more to include autistic voices and recognize the nuance in each person’s disability experience, HJ26 panelists said.
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Pediatric cancer survivors face lifelong physical challenges, but early rehab can help
At HJ26, Lynn Tanner of Children’s Minnesota discussed her decades of research into long-term quality of life for pediatric cancer…
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Minneapolis clinic counters the health fallout of immigration enforcement
At HJ26 in Minneapolis, panelists spoke about the short- and long-term health consequences of aggressive immigration enforcement.
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Report: Health disparities are set to widen, again
A new report from The Commonwealth Fund on health care disparities delivers a clear message: the U.S. health system is…
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The mifepristone whiplash story and how to cover it
The court’s decision to block telehealth prescribing of mifepristone signals ongoing instability in how a widely used, evidence-based medication is…
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Reporting on the health impacts of bathroom policies for transgender people
Policies limiting access to everyday spaces like bathrooms can intensify stigma, discrimination and exclusion for trans and nonbinary people.