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mental health
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Don’t neglect the human stories — and human pain — behind clinical trials
Most often, reporting on medical studies means recounting numbers, demographic details, findings and statistical probability values that are so abstract…
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Event provides perspectives on California’s health policy landscape
Health Affairs held an October event in Sacramento on California’s health policy landscape (also available as a podcast). Here are…
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NYC’s first lady urges reporters to tackle mental health issues
Chirlane McCray is passionate about mental health. The first lady of New York City openly discusses how mental illness has…
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NYC’s first lady delivers message especially for journalists
Chirlane McCray, the first lady of New York City, talked about efforts to improve mental health programs in urban areas…
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Tracking deaths in custody in America’s jails
Gary Harki of The Virginian-Pilot came to his team’s sweeping series on mental illness, death and U.S. jails by way…
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October workshop will explore how urban life affects health
The first lady of New York will keynote AHCJ’s Urban Health Journalism Workshop in October. Chirlane McCray, the founder of…
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HHS session on covering suicide described as new effort to engage reporters
The Department of Health and Human Services is sponsoring a seminar for reporters on covering suicide on Tuesday, in what…
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Telling the community health story beyond police shootings
Often, when a police officer shoots an unarmed black man, news coverage is confined to the echoes of debate over…
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Tip sheet examines health issues of hoarding among older adults
Many of us hang on to a few special items – like that ticket stub from your first concert, a…
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Active aging tip sheet highlights benefits of proactive wellness efforts
There’s aging, and then there’s active aging. The former happens to a person. The latter allows the person to take…