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AHCJ accepting entries for Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
AHCJ’s 2017 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism is now accepting entries. Follow this link to create an entry.…
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Older adults generally get happier over time, study suggests
There’s some good news for post-menopausal women: many of them report becoming happier later in life, especially in the years…
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AHCJ announces new member benefit: Greatly discounted LexisNexis access
AHCJ is excited to announce an offer for significantly discounted access to LexisNexis for association members. The offer, made possible…
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Texas outlet takes aim at rural ‘news desert’
One of the biggest challenges of covering rural America – including its health issues – is one that plagues journalism…
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Journalists named to National Cancer Reporting Fellowships
A dozen journalists have been chosen for the 2017 class of the National Cancer Reporting Fellowships. AHCJ will be presenting…
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HHS further reduces role in ACA open enrollment
Buzzfeed’s Kate Nocera and Paul McLeod last week broke the story that the Trump administration – which has already cut…
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Watching – and covering – emerging diseases
Ever wonder which emerging diseases to watch? You’re not alone. Even for scientists, it’s difficult to tell which disease will…
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Fast facts on vector-borne diseases
The World Health Organization defines vectors as organisms that pass diseases from animals to humans or between humans. Mosquitoes are…
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Reporting on zoonotic diseases without inflaming panic
The next big thing in global health doesn’t get much attention. Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, spread from vertebrate animals to…
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These reports can provide a useful baseline to assess the administration’s health insurance efforts
Whatever actions Congress and the Trump administration ultimately take to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or in the…
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