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Health stories are plentiful in the data center boom
Health journalists can find numerous stories by investigating the impacts of data centers built to handle AI searches and algorithms.
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‘We’re in bold times’: Resurgence of eugenics-coded health policies, products in US
Experts at HJ26 said journalists have a responsibility to identify and push back on policies and actions that contribute to…
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Why reporting on immigration detention conditions can be a challenge
Severe overcrowding, understaffing and poor medical care — including delayed care and inadequate treatment — are leading to a record…
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Public health experts call for renewed attention on HIV/AIDS epidemic
About 4,500 people still die from HIV/AIDS every year in the US. And while highly effective treatments exist, access to…
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Native American health: Viewing care through an Indigenous lens
At HJ26, panelists discussed how physicians, researchers and journalists can better provide and write about Native American health care.
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What to know about hospitals’ reduction of gender-affirming care for youth
The number of hospitals offering gender-affirming care to youth has declined in the wake of federal scrutiny.
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Journalism on the line: How USAID cuts threaten global health reporting
As sweeping cuts to USAID reshape global health programs, veteran health journalists warned at HJ26 that many of the world’s…
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Journalists must show human cost of gun violence, says trauma surgeon in new book
In his book “Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic,” trauma surgeon Dr. Selwyn O. Rogers reminds us of the deep toll…
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When health data meets immigration enforcement
Federal actions involving immigrants’ Medicaid data have raised urgent questions about privacy, access to care and the role of journalists…
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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…