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disasters
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Veteran reporter offers tips to keep yourself safe covering wildfires
So you’re working away — perhaps at home — on a story about vaping or high prescription costs or results…
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Covering preparedness, hurricanes and other natural disasters
Residents of Texas will be dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey for a long time to come. Journalists will…
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Telehealth gaining wider acceptance but hurdles remain, say #AHCJ17 panelists
Telehealth is a field that is moving towards widespread acceptance, so agreed a panel at Health Journalism 2017 in Orlando.…
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When disaster strikes: How will your community meet mental health needs of older adults?
As the residents of Moore, Okla., begin the cleanup and recovery process from the super-tornado that destroyed the town and…
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#ahcj13 speakers featured in news about Boston Marathon bombings
If you attended Health Journalism 2013, you heard from plenty of Boston-based medical professionals, some of whom are in the…
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NYU hospital evacuation prompts questions about plans in other facilities
More than 200 patients had to be evacuated from New York University’s Langone Medical Center last night when backup generators…
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Covering tropical storms: Resources, related stories to help your reporting
As Tropical Storm Hurricane Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, we have gathered tip sheets about covering natural disasters…
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Quake damage could cripple Calif. hospitals
In her series on earthquake preparedness at California hospitals, California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting senior reporter Deborah Schoch…
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Joplin hospital staff took action during disaster
If you haven’t already, take 90 seconds to read Tulsa World reporter Michael Overall’s brief, powerful account of how emergency…
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Journalists must heed ethics in disaster coverage
A little more than a week after the historic earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency in Japan, journalists are beginning to…