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Government gagged: Overcoming agencies’ secrecy barriers
How can journalists work past and through the barriers of access to government officials, especially in an era when many…
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Brain tumor gives AMA’s Mukkamala a patient’s perspective on health care
At HJ26, then-AMA President Mukkamala shared how his journey from surgery to recovery gave him insight into what patients need…
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Panelists: New dietary guidelines could complicate health reporting
Speakers at HJ26 said the latest guidelines could potentially create confusion for consumers, health professionals and reporters.
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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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Promise of regenerative medicine is taking clearer shape
Panelists at Health Journalism 2026 highlighted progress and promise in the expanding field of regenerative medicine.
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How a freelancer landed an attention-grabbing story about ‘nonnamaxxing’
Nicole Karlis’s piece was first published in the now-folded SELF. Then it got picked up by other outlets and referenced…
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Children face increased mental health risks after a parent is shot, study finds
Researchers found that children whose parents were injured by firearms experienced higher rates of psychiatric diagnoses and mental health visits…
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How a reporter from The Atlantic got RFK Jr. to talk
At HJ26, The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer said he had to think like RFK Jr. — to see himself as “the…
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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.