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Health journalism
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How the CDC used consumer mapping tech in Haiti
Writing for Government Health IT, Carolyn Duffy Marsan explores the CDC’s reliance on free and open source mapping software and…
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AHCJ members’ work honored by Journalism Center on Children & Families
Congratulations to the AHCJ members who earned 2010 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism for “distinguished coverage of disadvantaged children, youth…
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Survey: Freelance writers leaving the business
Rebecca Rosen Lum, an independent journalist, writes in the California Progress Report that the pool of veteran freelancers – a…
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Calif. finds 3,500 nurses were disciplined elsewhere
California’s nursing board has confirmed what fans of Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber’s disciplined caregivers series for ProPublica and the…
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Healthcare.gov coming July 1
KHN’s Phil Galewitz previews the July 1 launch of a federal website he says “will give consumers a list of…
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Vaccine waivers contribute to outbreak
In the wake of California’s public health director’s declaration that whooping cough has reached epidemic status, California Watch’s Christina Jewett…
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Mental health impact of the BP spill multiplies
Reporters are digging deep into the potential public health and toxicity issued posed by the oil that has been pouring…
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Disclosure of PIO participation draws comments
Last week’s Covering Health post, “News service to disclose when PIOs listen in,” and a related post on the Knight…
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Dr. Ozzy is in to answer health questions
It’s unlikely the new health columnist for London’s Sunday Times Magazine will be joining the Association of Health Care Journalists…
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Winning work: Swine flu, costs and mental health
In the SPJ’s 2010 Sunshine State Awards, AHCJ members made their presence felt in the “Medical/Health Care/Science Reporting” category, where…