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Doctor says media coverage of Ebola ‘fanned the hysteria’ #ahcj15
Media coverage of the Ebola epidemic did a disservice to the public and, “a reckoning is due,” a Médecins Sans…
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Report: States fail to provide cost-saving dental procedure to children
Dental sealants have been proven to protect children’s teeth from tooth decay. Yet many states are lagging in efforts to…
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Success in the trades and writing for a professional audience (Health Journalism 2015)
Notes from a panel discussion on freelancing and working for trade publications at Health Journalism 2015, featuring Bob Finn, Daniel…
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Report, webinar look at public beliefs about aging vs. what experts know
I lucked out when I attended an American Society on Aging Conference in the late 1990s and met the person who…
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ZIP code vs. genetic code: How to cover health inequality #ahcj15
Poverty is a poignant reality – and an overwhelming one. If you’re a reporter, you might struggle to find the…
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Covering the wild west of microbiome research #ahcj15
Since stool transplants have turned out to be useful in fighting deadly hospital-borne C. difficile infections, new claims about the…
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Why is it so hard to discuss end-of life-care? #ahcj15
A provocative examination of end-of-life care brought this question into sharp focus for journalists attending Health Journalism 2015. Paul Kleyman, who…
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Verghese offers commentary on healing, even when he can’t cure #ahcj15
I used to be a Verghese virgin. I’d dipped into some of the Stanford physician’s New Yorker stories and read…
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Covering the health care business beat in a post-ACA world (Health Journalism 2015)
Tips and information from this panel at Health Journalism 2015.
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Reporters offer state, local story ideas for covering ACA #ahcj15
The first day of Health Journalism 2015 featured a session “The ACA: Will it survive? And how to cover it…
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