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Health journalism
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2015 winners named in top health journalism contest
Hundreds of people with disabilities sent to group homes against their will, troubles in nursing homes, and an examination of…
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For context, add global dimension to your reporting
Veteran health care journalist Trudy Lieberman says that she’s long observed that U.S. health reporters are reluctant to reach out…
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HHS to recognize AHCJ membership as credential for press events
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to recognize membership in the Association of Health Care Journalists…
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Deadline to enter AHCJ contest extended
Because of technical difficulties, AHCJ will accept entries for the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism until noon ET…
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Looking back at 2015 on Covering Health
Bacon, chocolate, vaccines and Mark Cuban: Those were the topics of some of the most-read Covering Health posts of 2015.…
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D.C. health journalists gather to celebrate the holiday season
About 45 journalists gathered on Dec. 10 to toast the holidays at the fifth annual Washington, D.C., AHCJ chapter holiday networking…
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Five journalists awarded yearlong fellowships to investigate health systems
The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance to five journalists who intend…
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International panel formed as resource for journalists
Six AHCJ members are part of a new international effort to share information about how other countries’ health systems work.…
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Reporter finds mental health evaluations missed in ER that released murder suspect
Reporter Amy Neff Roth (@OD_Roth), of the Utica (N.Y.) Observer-Dispatch found an interesting story with the help of hospitalinspections.org. Roth,…
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ProPublica offers rebuttal to Rand critique of Surgeon Scorecard
Not unexpectedly, ProPublica has published a response to the Rand Corporation’s recent 20-page critique of the journalism organization’s Surgeon Scorecard, a searchable database of…