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Infectious diseases
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One year later: What we know (and still don’t) about COVID-19
I know all health care journalists have been taking stock over the past year and how COVID-19 has changed everyone’s…
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Upcoming one-week ‘epidemiology 101’ course aimed at journalists
No matter what beats a journalist covered before 2020, nearly every one of us has had to write at least…
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Twelve journalists to attend AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced the selection of a new class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows. The…
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Reporting on global urgency for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently estimates that ending the COVID-19 pandemic will require at least 70% of the world’s…
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Journalists can help shed light on COVID-19 vaccine schemes
It’s still difficult for many eligible older adults in parts of the U.S. to get COVID-19 vaccination appointments. And that’s…
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Study shows racial differences in COVID-19 nursing home deaths
Racial disparities are glaringly obvious when examining COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths. A new study in JAMA Open looks at…
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Webcast: Covering airborne transmission, masks and virus variants
With falling COVID-19 infection and mortality numbers as well as increasing vaccinations, pressure is growing to reopen businesses and schools…
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Journalism partners unveil National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships program for 2021-22
Journalists interested in building careers reporting on science, health and the environment are eligible to apply for new cross-cutting fellowships…
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Resources for journalists covering COVID-19 “long-haulers”
COVID-19 has been around for just a year, so research about the long-term impact of the disease is sparse, but…
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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…