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Infectious diseases
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Lauren Pelley breaks down growing threat of fungal diseases and their connection to climate change
CBC reporter Lauren Pelley discusses how she covered the growing threat of fungal infections like the one that causes Valley…
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Tips to localize news about national infectious disease outbreaks
How journalists can make recent salmonella, Listeria and Oropouche virus outbreaks meaningful in smaller markets.
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Keeping your audience informed on the mpox global public health emergency
The WHO officially declared mpox a global public health emergency following the rapid spread of a new strain in several…
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Opportunities to localize coverage from International AIDS Conference
New advances in HIV PrEP, prevention and viral suppression at AIDS 2024 Conference can translate to local story ideas.
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Polio eradication faces new obstacles
At Health Journalism 2024 in June, panelists explored the ongoing global effort to combat polio and improve vaccination rates.
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Why new tools for fighting malaria need more media coverage
A Johns Hopkins malaria expert discusses stalled progress in fighting malaria, current and future vaccine efforts and how to combat…
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More testing, less stigma needed to stem tide of syphilis
Since 2018, syphilis cases in the U.S. have gone up 80%. Panelists at HJ24 discussed how we got here and…
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How journalists can follow the money of misinformation groups
The rash of measles outbreaks across the country is yet another symptom of rising anti-vaccine sentiment and misinformation in the…
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Measles outbreaks are dangerous and unnecessary, expert says
By Ashad Hajela/Connecticut Health Fellowship A pediatric disease expert cautioned journalists about the unnecessary threat of measles outbreaks during a…
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CDC director, NYC health head discuss restoring trust in public health in keynote
CDC Director Mandy Cohen and NYC Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan spoke during HJ24’s keynote session in New York City.