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Tip sheet on organoids can help journalists avoid misleading hype
BRAINS!!! What zombie wouldn’t be thrilled to hear scientists are growing brains in Petri dishes? It’s like a zombie’s dream come true! Except, like zombies, brains grown in a Petri dish don’t actually...
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New tip sheet, resources on effect sizes help quantify clinical significance
Photo: Esther Dyson via Flickr To effectively report on medical research, you should understand how big a difference that an intervention or an exposure makes. Absolute risk can be the best for this,...
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Spin happens: How we cover medical studies affects readers’ attitude toward...
How much does the way you cover a study matter? If we judge that question on the basis of how your coverage might influence a reader’s opinion about a treatment’s benefit, it matters quite a bit,...
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Be skeptical of products and treatments for microbiome, experts say
Journalists and health providers should be skeptical about products and treatments related to the microbiome because researchers are still in the early days of understanding how it works and its...
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Could financial conflicts be influencing cancer care guidelines?
Photo: Hloom Templates via Flickr Physicians in all fields of medicine rely on guidelines developed by professional medical organizations to inform how they care for patients. These guidelines, whether...
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Listen up: AHCJ compiles list of health-related podcasts
The universe of podcasts is expanding, with a growing array of choices for health and science journalists eager to absorb new topics, inspiration and trends in storytelling. Some podcasts focus on a...
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Research praising red meat is like … red meat for the masses: These studies...
Photo: Mitchell Gerskup via Flickr “Too much red meat can cause cancer.” It’s a depressing statement for the bacon and beef lovers out there, but it’s a part of nearly every major medical...
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Inequality in corresponding authors means reporters need to balance the scales
The first person that a health reporter nearly always reaches out to when writing about a medical study is the study’s corresponding author. That person – often but not always the lead author as well –...
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Alcohol and longevity: Beware of evidence limitations
Photo: Eric Jusino via Flickr Can drinking alcohol really help us live longer? According to a recently published study, the answer is … maybe. You probably guessed that was coming. Although moderate...
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New tip sheet helps you ‘background like a boss’
Photo: Karina Smigla-Bobinski via Flickr In late January, Kate Howard, managing editor of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, conducted one of the most important webinars for any...
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2019 AHCJ-CDC fellows announced
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced the selection of a new class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows. The 12 journalists – supported through a grant from the Leona M. and Harry...
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Getting to the truth when covering measles outbreak
Photo: CDC/PHIL A basic tenant in reporting is that there are two sides to a story, but in public health, that may not always be the case, says Melba Newsome, a Charlotte, N.C.-based freelance health...
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AHCJ joins groups urging Congress to address communication between...
Click here to see the letter sent to Congress. The Association of Health Care Journalists has joined the Society of Professional Journalists and 25 other journalism and open government groups in urging...
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Can agencies stop employees from talking to media? Brechner Center says no
Public employees have the right to speak to the press without going through the boss, but workplace gag orders continue to violate their freedom of speech, says a report from The Brechner Center for...
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Brain health supplements offer mostly hype, false hope
Photo: Kenny Stoltz via Flickr I don’t know about you, but every time I see a commercial for one particular supplement marketed to improve brain health, I cringe. The ad is misleading and can lead...
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New BMJ resource connects health journalists to established experts
Photo: Ann Larie Valentine via Flickr The British Medical Association’s BMJ, one of the oldest and most respected family of medical journals, has launched a tool to better connect journalists with...
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Year-end wrap-up: What your colleagues are reading
We’re closing in on the end of the year and the inevitable annual lists. We thought this would be a good time to review the blog posts written this year that got the most views. It turns out they cover...
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Award-winning genetics reporter shares her process
Tina Hesman Saey Sometimes exploring a topic requires more than one story … or three … and sometimes it involves a bit of personal investment. Such was the case for a multi-part series Tina Hesman Saey...
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Latest update to federal preventive services site benefits users
Photo: Rowan University Publications via Flickr The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has made changes to the way they present their recommendations in hopes of making them more...
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Using numbers to explain vaccine benefits
Photo: Sanofi Pasteur via Flickr Do you wrestle with ways to illustrate numbers when writing about vaccines? Dr. Gretchen LaSalle, a family physician in Spokane, Wash., recently offered some ways to do...
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