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These resources can help your reporting on dental care access challenges
More than one-third of Americans face “serious challenges” in obtaining dental care, for reasons that include high cost and lack…
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Some tips on tracking national action on opioid abuse
Stories on how heroin and other opioid abuse shattering communities have been the focus of many powerful pieces in media…
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U.S. surgeon general, VA med chief speak at Health Journalism 2016
More than 600 attendees gathered for Health Journalism 2016, hearing from the U.S. surgeon general, the chief medical official for…
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New report finds wide variation in health care costs among states
Consumers in states with high health care costs spend more than twice as much for certain services than consumers in…
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Journalists explain how freelancers can add audio, video to boost pitches – and income #AHCJ16
Seeing Spike Lee’s 2006 documentary about how Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans was transformative for independent journalist Andrea King Collier.…
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Journalists explain how freelancers can add audio, video to boost pitches – and income
Seeing Spike Lee’s 2006 documentary about how Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans was transformative for independent journalist Andrea King Collier. “When I saw Spike…
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Behind Washington’s promises to tackle opioid abuse
In any election year, you can bet that politicians will pay a lot of attention to voters’ concerns. The stakes…
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Panelists agree HIPAA privacy rule is outdated #AHCJ16
Charles Ornstein, a senior reporter at ProPublica, kicked off a Health Journalism 2016 session about the federal government’s health privacy…
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Mental health issues of older adults can go beyond depression
The National Council on Aging defines mental disorders as “health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or…
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Panel offers ideas on uncovering true costs of health care at #AHCJ16
For those of us covering health insurance, one of the best sessions at Health Journalism 2016 addressed the challenging issue…
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