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Reporter describes opportunities, challenges in covering oral health stories in ethnic neighborhoods
Tooth decay puts a particularly heavy burden upon children of color, as do the pain and tooth loss that can…
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New report: More support needed for male caregivers
Men now make up about 40 percent of all family caregivers, but a new report says most are not reaching…
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ACA repeal, Trump budget threaten expanded spending on public health
The House’s ACA repeal bill finally passed last week. It potentially will have a significant impact on public health if…
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Refugees, undocumented immigrants often face ’roundabout care’
For Ghassan, a Syrian refugee seeking asylum after arriving in the United States about two years ago, a recent visit…
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Reporter’s work pushes regulators, legislators to act on opioids
Lack of work, educational gaps, despair, overprescribing – there’s a host of reasons behind the nation’s opioid crisis. It may…
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Reporters must contend with readers’ perceptions, ‘fake facts’
In my blog posts, I usually try to highlight stories that have a lesson – something that you can take and…
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Changes in health care landscape could mean big stories in oral health
It is hard to know, amid the ongoing battle to reshape the nation’s health care system, what the future holds…
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Story ideas revealed in intersection of mental illness, criminal justice system
One of the sessions featured at Health Journalism 2017 in Orlando explored the intersection of the criminal justice system and…
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GOP health care bill passes House but there’s more to the story
While the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to finally “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, the…
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Telehealth gaining wider acceptance but hurdles remain, say #AHCJ17 panelists
Telehealth is a field that is moving towards widespread acceptance, so agreed a panel at Health Journalism 2017 in Orlando.…