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How multigenerational grandfamilies in America are impacting oral health
The prevalence of multigenerational grandfamilies in America is impacting the oral health of both grandparents and the children they are…
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Reporting on the high cost of falling
A combination of factors made freelance journalist Mark Taylor think more about the cost and dangers of falling. He’s in…
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How Congressional Republicans plan to gut the ACA
Republicans in Congress aim to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s…
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AHCJ joins partnership producing 2017 World Conference of Science Journalists
The Association of Health Care Journalists has agreed to collaborate on the curriculum for the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists slated…
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Resources for reporting on the health care needs of older LGBT adults
Three things have come together to throw a spotlight on the health care needs and challenges of older adults identifying…
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Reporter: Oral health has become important gateway to other issues on his beat
Paul Sisson For low-income elders, dental care can be very hard to find. Medicare does not include routine dental benefits…
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Recalculating your perspective on health, gender and the use of pronouns
Christine Grimaldi In my freelance work, fact-checking often rests with me as the reporter. I thought I had done a…
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Mental health needs of aging prisoners is a fruitful area for coverage
All but a relative handful of incarcerated persons in the United States go home. But those sentenced to longer – if…
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2017 AHCJ Reporting Fellows on Health Care Performance named
The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance to five journalists who intend…
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Suggestions on writing accurately about rising premiums
Health insurance premiums obviously are going up – and we’re all, appropriately, writing about it. Affordability is a political issue,…