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‘Coverage Denied’: Author highlights how health insurers drive inequality
At HJ26, Miranda Yaver discussed how she untangled the complex world of pre-authorization, coverage denials and more in her recent…
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‘It depends’: Autism reporting requires nuance
Journalists must do more to include autistic voices and recognize the nuance in each person’s disability experience, HJ26 panelists said.
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Four years after Roe’s fall, abortion stories still merit attention
Nearly four years after the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion stories are still plentiful and critical, HJ26…
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How to turn climate risk research into local health stories
At HJ26, a session on producing data-driven climate stories examined how recent climate shifts pose health risks for communities worldwide.
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Reporter uncovers how drug companies ‘make’ people into Alzheimer’s patients
Jeanne Lenzer shows how she discovered drug companies recruit people into taking Alzheimer’s blood tests which may cause more harm…
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What to know about the geriatric workforce shortage
The health care system wasn’t built to handle the projected increase in older adults, and there aren’t enough geriatricians to…
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Scientists urge journalists to acknowledge ‘missing Americans’ lost to early death epidemic
At HJ26, a panel of experts urged reporters to reframe public health emergencies as pieces of an epidemic of “missing…
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GLP-1s are different for older adults
GLP-1 access for obesity will get easier for Medicare beneficiaries as of July 1 — but they can have serious…
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Minneapolis clinic counters the health fallout of immigration enforcement
At HJ26 in Minneapolis, panelists spoke about the short- and long-term health consequences of aggressive immigration enforcement.
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Policy experts offer differing views on health care for all at HJ26
During Thursday’s plenary at Health Journalism 2026, policy experts discussed whether the government should guarantee health care for all.