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Toolkit offers COVID-19 vaccine story ideas, survey findings on vaccine...
Image & video: NAB-RJI Vaccine Education ToolkitOne of the video resources available at the NAB-RJI Vaccine Education Toolkit. Journalists reporting on the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine have a...
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Study highlights significance of representation in medical school: Why this...
Photo by the University of Nottingham via Flickr. Throughout my reporting of the pandemic, I’ve made an explicit effort to interview many more women than men, especially women of color. I’ve done that...
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Understanding statistical bias when covering the use of genomics in medical...
Photo by Mehmet Pinarci via Flickr. Rapid advancement in genomics —understanding, identifying and mapping genomes, or the DNA characteristics of a person or a tumor — has had a tremendous influence on...
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Falls in older adults on the rise
Photo by Keon Vines via Pexels. A new study revealed that despite prevention efforts, falls in older adults have increased by about 1.5% annually, with wide variations in incidence based on geography....
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Using Patient Safety Week to report on rising risks
Photo courtesy of ECRI. Journalists can use Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19) as an opportunity to question officials at local hospitals and nursing homes about what’s happened with their...
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Mental health disorders soar, but psychiatric bed count remains low
Photo by Jo Naylor via Flickr. Mental and behavioral health disorders have reached a historic peak. And once again, the nation’s lack of inpatient psychiatric beds has become a major point of concern,...
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White male authors dominate prestigious medical journals
Photo by Evan White via pexels Two of the most influential and esteemed medical journals — if not the top two — are the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the Journal of the American Medical...
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Covering monkeypox: Why imagery matters
The images that accompany health stories can have a significant impact on people’s understanding, attitudes and behaviors regarding a health issue. I repeatedly beat the drum about using appropriate...
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Baby boomers suffer more comorbidities than prior generations at similar ages
Photo by Barbara Olsen via pexels. Baby boomers may be living longer than their parents or grandparents, but they’re not necessarily healthier than previous generations at the same ages. New research...
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Reporters experienced in covering medical research conferences develop habits, strategies and routines for finding interesting research, getting the most out of the sessions, finding good on-site...
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