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Addressing the growing demand for kidneys
Josephine Marcotty of the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently wrote a series addressing the increasing demand for kidneys, a need spurred…
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Compromised care: What Chicago Tribune reporters learned about felons in nursing homes
Photo via Flickr by ulrichkarljoho. Chicago Tribune reporters David Jackson and Gary Marx, in a three-month investigation into the policies…
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National Radon Action Month: What you need to know
The Environmental Protection Agency has proclaimed January to be National Radon Action Month. What do you and your readers need…
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Experts say tuberculosis poses a nearly silent threat
Hear "tuberculosis" and think Brontë sisters? Consumption? The developing world? Think again: According to a panel of experts at a…
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Tuberculosis: AIDS of the 21st Century?
AHCJ's New York City chapter met on Sept. 30, 2009, for a discussion about "Tuberculosis: AIDS of the 21st Century?"Tuberculosis,…
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Health journalists cite uneven disclosure of H1N1 deaths across country
An informal poll of AHCJ members from across the country, as well as a review of press releases and news…
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Major journalism groups demand agency end newsgathering constraints
Eleven major journalism organizations, representing thousands of journalists, are demanding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration end requirements that journalists…
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Childhood obesity: Experts discuss strategies, solutions journalists should cover
Changing behavior and educating people about food is key to helping children become fit and avoid obesity, according to the…
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Eight months later, freelancer still generating story ideas from fellowship
Meryl Davids Landau writes about her experience as a 2008-09 AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellow, meeting her "fellow Fellows" and CDC…
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Resources for covering mental health and the military
The Association of Health Care Journalists offers resources to help journalists cover the wide range of health topics, including those surrounding…