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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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As ACA marketplaces reopen for a special enrollment, health care journalists have a bigger role than ever
On Monday, the Biden administration reopened the marketplaces for the Affordable Care Act for three months under a special open…
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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…
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Biden administration pledges open access to briefings after AHCJ raises concerns
A spokesman for President Biden’s administration has pledged that any legitimate reporter who signs up with the White House press…
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Poll: Lack of online medical accounts for seniors could affect COVID vaccination scheduling
With most major health systems using patient portals for scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations, many older adults may need help setting up…
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When writing about SARS-CoV-2 variants, utilize metaphors
Writing about how the various COVID-19 vaccines work and the challenges that may lie with emerging genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2…
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New York AG finds COVID-19 nursing home deaths vastly underreported
Deaths among nursing home residents in New York state have been underreported by as much as 50%, according to a…
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Biden’s executive orders reopen ACA exchanges, initiate review, amid pandemic
President Biden took a big step to aid those who have lost their jobs during the pandemic and their employer-sponsored…