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#ahcj15
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6 tips to find success writing for trade publications #ahcj15
Top editors offered great advice for journalists interested in freelancing for health trade publications during a panel at Health Journalism…
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Conference panel generates ACA resources, story ideas #ahcj15
Anyone who is moderating a session at an AHCJ conference is lucky to have AHCJ board member, Associated Press medical…
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Doctor says media coverage of Ebola ‘fanned the hysteria’ #ahcj15
Media coverage of the Ebola epidemic did a disservice to the public and, “a reckoning is due,” a Médecins Sans…
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ZIP code vs. genetic code: How to cover health inequality #ahcj15
Poverty is a poignant reality – and an overwhelming one. If you’re a reporter, you might struggle to find the…
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Covering the wild west of microbiome research #ahcj15
Since stool transplants have turned out to be useful in fighting deadly hospital-borne C. difficile infections, new claims about the…
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Why is it so hard to discuss end-of life-care? #ahcj15
A provocative examination of end-of-life care brought this question into sharp focus for journalists attending Health Journalism 2015. Paul Kleyman, who…
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Verghese offers commentary on healing, even when he can’t cure #ahcj15
I used to be a Verghese virgin. I’d dipped into some of the Stanford physician’s New Yorker stories and read…
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Reporters offer state, local story ideas for covering ACA #ahcj15
The first day of Health Journalism 2015 featured a session “The ACA: Will it survive? And how to cover it…
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VA secretary addresses some of department’s challenges #ahcj15
More than 140 journalists at Health Journalism 2015 gathered early Friday to hear Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald – and to…
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New data reveal trend in binge drinking #ahcj15
Binge drinking and heavy drinking in the United States increased significantly in recent years, particularly among women, according to a…