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Government
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Former reporter offers new angles for covering vaccines, public health crises
Health reporters looking for another angle on covering vaccine debates should consider digging into the legal challenges public health officials…
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AHCJ joins groups urging Congress to address communication between journalists and federal agencies
The Association of Health Care Journalists has joined the Society of Professional Journalists and 25 other journalism and open government…
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2019 AHCJ-CDC fellows announced
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced the selection of a new class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows. The…
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IG report: Some states fall short on oversight of surgery centers
Here’s a somewhat worrisome report from the Office of Inspector General. Some two-thirds of the ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in…
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Older Americans Act expires Sept. 30 – will Congress act in time?
The Older Americans Act (OAA) expires on Sept. 30, 2019, and there’s still no bill ready for either a House…
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Resources for covering Hurricane Dorian and disaster preparedness
As Hurricane Dorian reaches closer to landfall in Florida or southern Georgia this weekend, we’ve updated our list of resources…
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Should a presidential candidate’s age matter?
If you’ve been watching the Democratic debates (and even if you haven’t), you know several candidates running for president in…
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In FOIA decision, Supreme Court rules that food stamp data is confidential
In a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday, justices ruled that data on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),…
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Oops! That ‘Open Door Forum’ won’t be off the record after all
Reporters were taken aback on Monday when they received an invitation to a national phone call billed as an “Open…
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What does the partial government shutdown mean for older adults?
The federal government has been in partial shutdown mode since Dec. 21 – meaning it’s been nearly a full month…