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Webinar and tip sheet tackle ageism
Let’s talk about ageism. If you’re over 60, heck, if you’re over 50, there’s a good chance you’ve been on…
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How journalists can avoid these 5 common myths about aging
We’ve all been conditioned to make assumptions about aging; many clichés have been ingrained since we were toddlers, according to…
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Promotional “hype” language has increased substantially in NIH grant applications
The number of promotional adjectives used to hype proposed research has increased by more than 1300% in successful grant applications…
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The Freelance Center now has more than 30 market guides
Photo by Vlada Karpovich via pexels. Before I begin talking about AHCJ’s latest market guides, I would like to remind…
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AHCJ’s health reporting contest starts — and ends! — earlier this year. You can submit work starting … today.
There are two types of journalists in the world: those who wait until the last minute (i.e., most of us),…
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Covering the reasons why hospitals struggle to retain nurses
The COVID pandemic drew public attention to an issue already well known in health care circles: the challenges hospitals face…
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Resources for covering the 2022-23 flu season
It may seem a bit like the boy who cried wolf, but public health officials are once again urging the…
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Why hospital charity care requires more intensive coverage
Multiple reports published this week show why health care journalists need to spend more time covering the charity care that…
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Libraries as a mental health haven?
Several years ago, I recall talking to a New York friend about how awestruck I was that my hometown library…
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Telehealth Awareness Week webinars offer a springboard for story ideas
The nonprofit American Telemedicine Association (ATA) celebrated its second annual Telehealth Awareness Week last week with a series of 14 webinars…
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