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Health journalism
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Relating global health to your local audience #ahcj13
Multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis and counterfeit or contaminated drugs have been major problems in countries abroad, but we are now hearing…
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Our time in Boston may be over, but the fun continues #ahcj13
Like he did with the snakes of Ireland, St. Patrick and his army of sobriety-challenged Bostonians are sending many of…
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Snapshots from #ahcj13 | Doug Whiteman
Doug Whiteman, Bankrate.com, North Palm Beach, FL: Favorite panel: “How social media can help your reporting – and how to keep…
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Snapshots from #ahcj13 | Jay Hancock
Jay Hancock, reporter, Kaiser Health News, Washington, D.C.: What has been your favorite panel so far? The one Thursday night…
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Awards presentation celebrates work, grieves tragedies, explores potential reforms #ahcj13
The presentation of the 2013 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism at Health Journalism 2013 was a blend of…
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Online hospital inspection reports open door to power reporting #ahcj13
Any reporter who has sought public records from the feds knows the practical nightmare that is the Freedom of Information…
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Snapshots from #ahcj13 | Kevin Vaughan
Kevin Vaughan, senior reporter, I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver, CO: I know it’s pretty early into the conference, but…
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Journalists should expect a rocky implementation of exchanges #ahcj13
With less than 10 months until uninsured consumers can buy health coverage via online marketplaces known as exchanges, journalists should…
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Writing about the end of life: May not be fun, but it is important #ahcj13
It’s one of the certainties of life: everyone’s going to die. And most of us also will deal with the…
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Mental illness: why we know so little #ahcj13
Since the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., many of us have had to report on mental illness and found ourselves wrestling…