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U.S. prepares to launch 3-digit mental health crisis hotline with a text option
Federal officials and telecommunications companies have been working to meet a July 2022 deadline for a switch to a new…
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Understanding the CDC’s updated quarantine and masking guidance
On Dec. 27, the CDC significantly shortened isolation and quarantine times for people who have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2…
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One of the most important questions I ask during interviews
When you’ve been a journalist for years, you develop rote patterns for many of your reporting activities — sites you…
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New tip sheet highlights frailty
Frailty is an emerging global health challenge, but it’s not an inevitable consequence of aging. Whether or not a person…
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Diversifying health and science sources and covering the Black community and COVID-19
Spotlighting inequities in the U.S. health system and writing about the differences in health outcomes will remain a crucial part…
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The latest on COVID-19 testing: a useful guide for reporters
With the omicron variant rapidly spreading in the U.S. and concerns increasing about a surge in the coming weeks, infectious…
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Report reveals how pharmaceutical companies manipulate the prescription drug market to raise prices
Some U.S. pharmaceutical companies have used a portion of revenue to suppress competition and to extend monopolies they already had…
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Racial disparities seen in Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses
Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and related dementias than…
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Infectious disease experts on omicron: ‘We have to prepare for the worst’
When news of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 broke right after Thanksgiving, many reporters, including AHCJ’s Tara Haelle and me, urged…
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Researchers and organizations addressing prevention of gun suicides as they surge
Recent CDC data has revealed that roughly half of suicides nationwide are by firearms. Forty percent of respondents from a Pew…
