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Science journalist talks about pivoting during the pandemic
Like many reporters at the beginning of 2020, science writer Stephani Sutherland didn’t have a background in infectious diseases. When…
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New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise, but don’t celebrate yet
A recent announcement by drugmaker Eli Lilly that its drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s by nearly one-third is…
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Resources for journalists on how the American Rescue Plan will reduce the number of uninsured Americans
Included in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) that President Biden signed into law last Thursday is an estimated…
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Federal law criticized for excluding certain Medicaid patients from psychiatric care
A federal law that has long led to severely mentally ill Medicaid patients not receiving needed care at many psychiatric…
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One year later: What we know (and still don’t) about COVID-19
I know all health care journalists have been taking stock over the past year and how COVID-19 has changed everyone’s…
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Upcoming one-week ‘epidemiology 101’ course aimed at journalists
No matter what beats a journalist covered before 2020, nearly every one of us has had to write at least…
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Geriatric EDs save money, improve outcomes — so why aren’t there more of them?
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries are admitted to the hospital each year because they cannot be safely discharged to go home.…
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Twelve journalists to attend AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced the selection of a new class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows. The…
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Twelve journalists to attend AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced the selection of a new class of AHCJ-CDC Health…
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Help your audience by explaining the nuances in Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans
Reading the news about COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts in recent weeks, I learned that my home county of Barnstable (better…
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