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Advice from a reporter experienced in interviewing people in stigmatized populations
Heather Boerner Heather Boerner’s October 2018 piece at NPR examined the fate of people who live without treatment for their…
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Tracking down the biggest food recall of 2018
Sam Bloch The New Food Economy reporter Sam Bloch learned about many of the hidden stories about the nation’s food…
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Chronicling America’s uninsured and their gut-wrenching decisions
John Tozzi The people with the most at stake in America’s health-care debate often have the smallest voice in it.…
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Turned away from care: Dementia patients with signs of aggression have limited options
Tony Leys Dementia patients can essentially be blackballed from nursing homes if they’ve ever shown signs of aggression. This is…
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Tips on reporting about the changing nature of HPV-related cancers
Ever since actor Michael Douglas used his battle with throat cancer in 2013 to help raise awareness about the disease,…
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Uncovering a bombshell about Zika in Puerto Rico
Beth Murphy In early 2016, Beth Murphy set out to make a series of films focused on the impact of…
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Free clinic provides opportunity for broader examination of access to care
Joe Lawlor In coverage of a free dental care day for low-income Mainers, Portland Press Herald reporter Joe Lawlor explored…
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Reporting on Arkansas Medicaid work requirements — and their fallout
Benjamin Hardy Benjamin Hardy spent most of 2018 mining a fairly narrow vein of health policy: Arkansas’s first-of-its-kind work requirement…
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Don’t be misled by low premiums when covering short-term health plans
Since August, President Trump and the federal Department of Health and Human Services have been promoting short-term health insurance plans…
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Persistence, persuasion pays off with critical global health security story
Emily Baumgaertner New York Times reporter Emily Baumgaertner got started in health news while working on a graduate degree in…