Health Beat
Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
Ad
-
•
Gaps in evidence drive movement toward shared decision-making
Shared decision making is of public interest – at least to anyone who thinks they might one day go to…
-
•
Mental health: Reporting beyond the labels
If you live with mental illness, tell the truth about it. If you report on mental illness, watch what you…
-
•
Changes to 990 forms make hospital finance investigations necessary
If ever there was a time to dig into your local hospital's finances, this is it, Karl Stark told journalists…
-
•
Lewin group linked to private insurers
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, scolded journalists for not mentioning that Lewin…
-
•
Jones does health disparities in 10 voices (#ahcj09)
AHCJ member Chris King, of the St. Louis American, writes on his blog about Sarah Jones‘ performance on Thursday night…
-
Sen. Wyden, Freelance PitchFest on tap today (#ahcj09)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will be the spotlight speaker at today’s luncheon where he will talk about health care reform…
-
•
McKenna talks about MRSA in pigs, farmers
In addition to the strains of MRSA that arose in hospitals and the community, there is one that seems to…
-
•
AHCJ member reports from Malawi, Zambia
Abortions in Zambia, AIDS orphans in Malawi and medical education in Africa. WUNC reporter and AHCJ member Rose Hoban dove…
-
•
Multimedia, social media for health journos (#ahcj09)
Presenters had lots of great information to share about social media, blogging, getting audio and using free online tools for…
-
•
Prenatal thyroid testing fuels screening debate
The New York Times‘ Ingfei Chen reported on the debate over the screening of pregnant women for thyroid disorders that…
Featured Resources
Work the Health Beat.
Get exclusive news and training opportunities from AHCJ in your inbox once a week.