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SUMMARY:Everyone's talking about peptides: What reporters should know
DESCRIPTION:Peptides made headlines this summer when an FDA advisory panel decided compounding pharmacies could prepare six peptides for patients with a prescription. Great news for wellness influencers\, celebrities and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — among the many people who have touted the benefits of peptides for muscle growth\, fat loss\, anti-aging and enhanced athletic performance. But what are peptides\, and are they safe?  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, medical experts Dhruv Khullar\, an associate professor of health policy and economics at Weill Cornell Medical College\, and Rachel Frank\, professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine\, will help you get a handle on what you need to know about peptides\, what the media often gets wrong when reporting on them\, and what stories still deserve to be explored. As always\, the discussion will be followed by a Q&A. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nKaren Blum\n\n\n\nAHCJ’s Health Beat Leader for AI and Patient SafetyKaren Blum is a Baltimore-based freelance writer who covers AI and patient safety for the Association of Health Care Journalists. She writes about health\, medicine and science for a variety of outlets. Her articles have appeared in the Baltimore Sun\, AARP\, Cure\, Medscape\, and numerous medical trade magazines such as Anesthesiology News\, Pharmacy Practice News\, Clinical Oncology News\, Kidney News\, Clinical Laboratory News and Ophthalmology Management. She also has written profiles and feature articles for alumni and association magazines and offers copy editing services. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nAnna Medaris\n\n\n\nAHCJ’s Freelance Beat LeaderAnna Medaris is AHCJ’s Freelance Beat Leader and head of the association’s New York City chapter. A health and lifestyle journalist with more than 15 years of experience\, she’s written for publications including The Washington Post\, Women’s Health\, New York Magazine\, the New York Post\, AARP\, Business Insider and US New & World Report. She’s also appeared as a health expert on the “TODAY Show\,” “Good Morning America” and Hulu’s “Age of Influence.” Anna is a graduate of the University of Michigan\, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa\, and of American University\, where she earned her master’s in interactive journalism. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRachel Frank\, M.D.\n\n\n\nProfessor in Orthopaedic Surgery\, University of Colorado School of MedicineRachel Frank\, M.D.\, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine surgeon. Frank serves as professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine\, is head orthopaedic surgeon for the Colorado Rapids professional soccer team\, and is a team physician for US Soccer. Frank has authored or co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed journal articles\, over 50 book chapters\, and presents her research both nationally and internationally at orthopaedic meetings every year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDhruv Khullar\, M.D.\, M.P.P.\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor of Health Policy and Economics\, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDhruv Khullar\, M.D.\, M.P.P.\, is a physician and associate professor of health policy and economics at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is also a writer at The New Yorker\, where he covers medicine\, health care\, and politics. He serves as director of The Physicians Foundation Center for the Study of Physician Practice and Leadership\, and associate director of the Cornell Health Policy Center. His research focuses on value-based care\, health care consolidation\, and medical innovation\, and has been published in JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine. \n\n\n\nKhullar earned his medical degree at the Yale School of Medicine and completed his medical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He also received a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School\, where he was a fellow at the Center for Public Leadership. He has been recognized by the National Academy of Medicine as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine\, the National Minority Quality Forum as a 40 Under 40 Leader in Health\, and FASPE with the 2019 Distinguished Fellow Award for Ethical Leadership. His writing was featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/everyones-talking-about-peptides-what-reporters-should-know/
CATEGORIES:AI and Patient Safety,Event,Freelancers,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T140000
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SUMMARY:Federal health agencies won't talk to the press. What now?
DESCRIPTION:As reporters\, we’ve all been there: You send an email to the Health and Human Services press office\, or fill out the press inquiries form at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website\, and then… nothing. Or worse\, you get a canned response attributable to no one\, or an “off-the-record” response saying the government has no comment. What to do next?  \n\n\n\nIn this 1-hour webinar\, three experienced health reporters will describe their experiences being stonewalled by these government agencies and how they managed to do great reporting in spite of it. You’ll also hear from an expert on press freedom who will discuss trends in this area and resources available to reporters who need — or want — to take further action.  \n\n\n\nPanelists include: \n\n\n\n\nSheryl Gay Stolberg\, health policy reporter for The New York Times.\n\n\n\nRobert King\, CMS reporter for Politico\n\n\n\nBob Herman\, business of healthcare reporter for STAT\n\n\n\nCaitlin Vogus\, senior advisor for advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation \n\n\n\n\nThe panel will be moderated by Joyce Frieden\, Washington editor for MedPage Today and co-chair of the Association of Health Care Journalists’ Right-to-Know Committee. After each panelist’s presentation\, there will be a short Q&A period.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/federal-health-agencies-wont-talk-to-the-press-what-now/
CATEGORIES:Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T130000
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SUMMARY:Rural health\, data\, and data challenges in the age of rural transformation
DESCRIPTION:Rural Health Webinar Series\n\n\n\nThis webinar is Part 1 of our 2026 Rural Health Webinar Series. Attend at least four of our five sessions\, complete a brief knowledge check and earn an AHCJ Certification in Covering Rural Health for your resume. Learn more » \n\n\n\n\n\nAccess to accurate\, varied rural data is key to accounting for\, supporting\, and enabling rural residents and their communities to thrive. It’s also crucial for journalists reporting on the health of people living in rural areas and the institutions serving them. At the same time\, constraints and limitations in the collection and use of rural data can complicate those efforts. This webinar will focus on the current landscape of rural areas as it relates to health\, healthcare and public health. \n\n\n\nYou’ll learn about the challenges in the collection and measurement of rural data\, limitations related to geographic scope\, and the administrative burdens associated with purchasing or accessing rural data. Lastly\, you’ll learn where to find rural data and what to keep in mind when covering or reviewing this data. You’ll leave with a better understanding of the rural health story\, how data supports that story\, and how data challenges can be detrimental to supporting people and their communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Reed\n\n\n\nDirector of education and content\, AHCJReed was a professor of practice in the Missouri School of Journalism for 17 years and an editor at the Columbia Missourian — the newsroom lab for students learning print and digital journalism — where she taught health and public safety reporting. She also designed and taught a course on covering trauma and a course for STEM field and journalism students on improving science communication.  \n\n\n\nReed came to the school of journalism from Prague in the Czech Republic where she was the editor of Prague Business Journal and an instructor at the Center for Independent Journalism. She was a reporter and copy editor for several years and taught journalism before moving to the Czech Republic. She was a fellow of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and is a longtime member of AHCJ. Reed has published on the teaching hospital model of journalism education\, trauma reporting training and more responsible\, ethical coverage of mass shootings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Meit\, MPH\n\n\n\nDirector\, East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and ResearchMichael Meit\, M.A.\, M.P.H.\, Director of the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research\, is a senior researcher with 25 years of project management and leadership experience. Housed within the ETSU College of Public Health\, the Center for Rural Health and Research works with partners from across sectors and disciplines to improve health and well-being in East Tennessee\, Central Appalachia\, and nationally. \n\n\n\nCenter initiatives focus on the root causes of health disparities\, with an emphasis on intergenerational poverty\, public health interventions\, and geographic inequities\, among others. Meit is responsible for oversight and management of center activities\, including staffing\, strategic direction\, and direct project management. Meit also maintains a role with NORC as a Senior Fellow\, leading select NORC research initiatives and creating synergies between ETSU and NORC activities
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-webinar-series-2026-part-2-data/
CATEGORIES:Rural Health 2026,Webinar,Workshops | Summits
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Finding a freelance gem
DESCRIPTION:In the midst of the journalism free-fall—publications closing\, editors getting laid off\, editorial budgets tightening—there are still some well-paying outlets. We’ll brainstorm about the best markets and share advice about how to pitch them.  \n\n\n\nAlso: How do you nurture your relationships with editors to turn an assignment or two into a regular gig? \n\n\n\nAHCJ hosts virtual Lunch and Learn sessions for our freelance members on the third Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. ET. Registration is required.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-finding-a-freelance-gem/
CATEGORIES:Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T080000
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SUMMARY:AI in Health Care: Reporting What's Real | Fall Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:AI in health care is moving fast — and journalists need both a strong grounding in the forces driving that change and a chance to see the technology in action. Over two days\, AHCJ’s 2026 fall summit\, AI in Health Care: Reporting What’s Real\, will bring together journalists\, researchers\, clinicians and other experts to examine what AI means for patients\, providers and the health care system.  \n\n\n\nTwo days\, two facets: Build the knowledge to report on AI with depth and confidence\, then get exclusive access at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles for a hands-on look at how AI is being put into practice at a major hospital system. \n\n\n\nJoin us Oct. 8-9 in Los Angeles for a two-day exploration of some of the most important topics related to the use of artificial intelligence in health care. We’ll discuss: \n\n\n\n\nAI 101: Gaining clarity when development is at blur speed.\n\n\n\nHello\, doc; meet my chatbot.\n\n\n\nAI\, diagnostics and prevention: Case studies.\n\n\n\nYou make the call: An AI decision-making exercise.\n\n\n\nAI in the health care Gold Rush: Promises\, pitfalls\, and who pays the price.\n\n\n\nWhere there’s smoke: AI in wildfire detection and other disasters.\n\n\n\nThe patient and the pill: How AI could change drug development.\n\n\n\nYou made the call. Now\, what shaped your decision?\n\n\n\nAI and the Health Care Workforce.\n\n\n\nAI\, the business of health care and the digital divide.\n\n\n\n\nAfter sessions end on Friday\, we’ll take a hands-on field trip to Cedars-Sinai\, where you’ll get a closer look at how AI tools are changing the delivery of health care in a hospital setting\, including in diagnostics and surgery. \n\n\n\nThis summit is possible with support from Cedars-Sinai and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \n\n\n\nRegister here\n\nBook a discounted hotel room\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule At-a-Glance\n\n\n\nSubject to change. More details will be added soon. \n\n\n\n\nThursday\, Oct. 8\n\n\n\nBreakfast: 7 – 8 a.m.\n\n\n\nSessions: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (including lunch)\n\n\n\nReception: 5 – 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nFriday\, Oct. 9\n\n\n\nBreakfast: 7 – 8 a.m.\n\n\n\nSessions: 8 – 10 a.m.\n\n\n\nField trip: 10 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. (including lunch plus travel to and from the hotel).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/training-events/workshops-summits/2026-fall-summit-ai-in-health-care-reporting-whats-real/
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops | Summits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: How to promote your work
DESCRIPTION:You’ve been working hard on a special project\, and the story is coming out. How can you extend its reach—and make sure it gets some attention? We’ll talk about podcasts\, blogs\, social media\, and other platforms that you can use to find an audience. \n\n\n\nAHCJ hosts virtual Lunch and Learn sessions for our freelance members on the third Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. ET. Registration is required.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-promotion/
CATEGORIES:Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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