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How to expand into niche publications
Are you fed up with the rigmarole some consumer publications put their freelance writers through? Award-winning writer Jen A. Miller has tips…
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CDC establishes new reference value for dangerous blood lead levels
The Flint, Michigan water crisis remains a prime example of the importance of public health journalism. Without the dogged reporting…
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AHCJ launches search for new executive director as Smiley resigns
Andrew Smiley, AHCJ’s executive director who led the association through the challenges of a continuing pandemic and critical personnel changes,…
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Mental health topics to explore in 2022
Almost two years of pandemic lockdowns, re-openings, retreats from re-opening, and coronavirus variants — and another COVID-19 winter upon us…
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Video games evaluated as possible treatment for COVID ‘brain fog’, other conditions
Digital tech company Akili Interactive’s recent collaboration with two academic medical centers to evaluate a video game developed for children…
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ProPublica’s Jenny Deam offers tips for finding sources
When reporting on junk health insurance plans, one of the prerequisites is finding consumers willing to talk about how they…
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ProPublica’s Jenny Deam offers insight into finding Health Policy sources
When reporting on junk health insurance plans, one of the prerequisites is finding consumers willing to talk about how they…
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The most recent COVID-19 recommendations for older adults
The CDC modified its recommendations (again) for people who test positive for COVID-19 in late December. For most people, that means a…
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U.S. prepares to launch 3-digit mental health crisis hotline with a text option
Federal officials and telecommunications companies have been working to meet a July 2022 deadline for a switch to a new…
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Tips for covering the creation of the 988 Mental Health Crisis Lifeline
Federal officials and telecommunications companies are working on a new national three-digit number to make it easier for people experiencing…
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