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National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellows announced
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ), and the Society of…
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Recent studies examine Rx medication use and fall risk in older adults
Falls are the leading cause of injury and death in older adults. Those with cognitive impairment are two to three…
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How they did it: Reporting on junk health insurance plans
Early in May, ProPublica health care reporter Jenny Deam wrote about the financial ruin that often results when unknowing consumers…
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Court ruling validates speech rights for health workers
Delaware National Guard via Flickr A federal appeals court in Boston has upheld the right of a hospital employee to…
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Alzheimer’s drug approved Monday by FDA raises questions for journalists
Part two of two parts; the first ran Thursday, June 10. There’s still a great deal we don’t yet understand…
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FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug, but controversy persists
Part one of two parts; the second runs tomorrow, Friday, June 11. You might think that the first new drug…
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Stigmatizing language, inclusive solutions and telehealth big topics in health IT
Ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion has been a major theme at medical conferences this year, and the American Medical Informatics…
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New report details growth shifting ethnic, racial makeup of older adults
One in seven Americans is now 65 or older, comprising an increasing share of the U.S. population, according to the…
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How well do clinical studies take sex and gender differences into account?
The history of inequity in medical studies is long and harrowing, and it continues today. But at least today, there…
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Goodbye to the big/little organization that makes a huge difference
Monday will be my final day as AHCJ’s director of education, as announced some weeks ago. I plan to help…
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