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Public health
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Opioids the topic of daylong training for D.C. journalists
Health journalists in Washington, D.C., participated in an all-day training session about reporting on the opioid crisis, hearing from treatment…
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Major public health journal opens access to gun violence studies
If you’ve had trouble as a reporter getting access to major public health studies on gun violence, get ready to…
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Antibiotic resistance highlighted at World Conference of Science Journalists
Alexander Fleming developed penicillin, the first antibiotic, in 1928. In less than a century, scientists have developed more than 130…
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Puerto Rico’s elderly caught in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria
It’s been more than a month since Hurricane Maria destroyed large portions of Puerto Rico, and knocked out power to…
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Vaida to lead newest AHCJ core topic effort: infectious diseases
Bara Vaida, an independent journalist based in Washington, D.C., will lead AHCJ’s newest core topic on infectious diseases. She will…
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2017 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Six journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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Experts share tips for covering public health
A panel of Altarum Institute experts dove into the politics and policy of broad topics in public health, including the…
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ACA repeal, Trump budget threaten expanded spending on public health
The House’s ACA repeal bill finally passed last week. It potentially will have a significant impact on public health if…
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Public health experts discuss ‘infectious nature’ of violence at #AHCJ17
What happens if we stop treating violence as a problem of crime and morality – and start treating it as…
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Community water fluoridation efforts get boost from EPA ruling
The ongoing controversy over community water fluoridation is unlikely to go away despite a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…