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What to know about palliative care
The terms palliative and hospice care are often used interchangeably, but they’re not the same. While all hospice care includes…
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High-profile interview leads to a five-part series on mental health parity
Yen Duong After a lucky, hurricane-related break, reporter Yen Duong scored a half-hour interview with Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman…
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Tick season increasingly begins sooner with climate change
Ticks are emerging earlier from winter hibernation and remaining active for more weeks of the year as the climate is…
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Covering climate change and public health from the local level
One angle journalists can take to tackle huge issue like climate change and public health is to take a focused…
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Tennessee to take the lead in converting its Medicaid to block-grant funding
Tennessee may become the first state in the country to take advantage of the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for block-granting Medicaid –…
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Panel hears how drug price reform efforts could work – or not
One question Julie Appleby posed to a panel she moderated on the high cost of prescription drugs was simple enough:…
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Health journalism student explores challenge of gathering data, predicting outbreaks
Predicting whether a pathogen will have an impact on a few people or an entire population would be a huge…
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A reporter went public when denied an interview. Here’s what happened next …
David Abel had had enough. The Boston Globe’s environmental writer was used to being denied interviews with state scientists and…
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How to make climate change and health a less underreported issue
Linda Marsa Health and science writer Linda Marsa’s 2013 book, “Fevered: Why A Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health –…
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Health Journalism 2019 sets attendance record
Drawn by an influential lineup of speakers and panels – plus an intriguing offering of field trips – more than…
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