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Infectious diseases
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AHCJ seeks ideas for Health Journalism 2019
Now is the time to send in your ideas for the Health Journalism 2019 conference, set for May 2-5 in…
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Infectious disease outbreaks rise with opioid epidemic
Cases of infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, B and C, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
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Newly merged infectious disease organization offers journalists’ resources
More than five million children around the world die before the age of five from infectious diseases like pneumonia, malaria…
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Good health reporters know how to size up medical evidence
Care to know more about what it takes to accurately weigh medical evidence? You’ve got just a couple of days…
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Don’t forget about Ebola survivors, researcher tells reporters
While the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared over by the World Health Organization in late…
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Save the date: Baltimore to host Health Journalism 2019
The Association of Health Care Journalists will convene in Baltimore for Health Journalism 2019. The organization’s annual conference is slated…
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Reporters share how they uncovered the jaw-dropping price of rabies treatment
Journalists who had been looking for stories about the high cost of medical bills came across an unexpected one –…
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Separated migrant children face infectious disease and other health threats
The thousands of children separated from their undocumented parents at the border have been exposed to prolonged stress that can…
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In covering Ebola outbreak this time, some lessons to remember
Ebola is back in the news again with the evolving outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Could the…
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Understanding how to report on surveillance programs
Surveillance is the process or system for tracking cases of risk factors, medical conditions, disease cases, adverse events, etc. It…
