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Mobile addiction services stop overdoses by meeting people where they are, panelists say
Reducing deaths from overdoses of fentanyl and other opioids requires stepping outside brick-and-mortar health clinics and taking substance use services…
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A typical workday for freelancer Jyoti Madhusoodanan
Independent journalist Jyoti Madhusoodanan covers health and life science for The New York Times, NPR, Scientific American and other publications.
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How ‘patient-centered’ street medicine is eliminating barriers to care
People who are homeless may delay seeking care at hospitals due to fear and lack of transportation and information, among…
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Under historic rule, providers will get paid for treating the homeless
Federal regulators made history earlier this year when they introduced a new rule that allows hospitals, physicians and other providers…
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What are physicians doing to bridge the gap between health and homelessness?
At AHCJ’s fall summit, doctors discussed what hospitals and providers can do to smooth the path out of the hospital…
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Fall summit keynote speaker highlights root causes of homelessness with landmark study
Margot Kushel, M.D., speaking to journalists following her fall summit keynote address. Photo by Erica Tricarico/AHCJ Expensive housing, inadequate wages,…
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Summit on homelessness emphasizes the significance of including sources with lived experience
The importance of elevating the voices of people with lived experience of homelessness and housing as a social determinant of…
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Sacramento mayor spotlights efforts to tackle mental health crisis among California’s homeless population
Mental health took center stage last week at AHCJ’s fall summit, “Homelessness and Health Care,” in Oakland, Calif., when Sacramento…
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AHCJ awards 2024 Health Performance Reporting Fellowships
The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded the 2024 Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance to five mid-career journalists…
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Pushing past resistance to better firearms violence reporting
In the fall of 2022, AHCJ held a summit in the Chicago suburbs that brought together researchers, clinicians, journalists and…
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