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How a new White House proposal could fundamentally change American science
By Anil Oza, STAT The second Trump administration has created upheaval in the biomedical research community. Widespread grant terminations, fast-changing policy changes, and proposals to downsize federal spending have created unease among a group that has largely been able to lean on the government as a partner. In late May, another move caught the attention…
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A conversation on ‘The Cure for Everything’: Where American public health is and where it’s headed
For the first time in a century, American life expectancy is declining, an unprecedented trend for a wealthy nation and one driven largely by preventable causes of early death. The foundations of public health reforms — sanitation, clean water, safe housing, pollution control, workplace safety, and more — doubled America’s life expectancy between the mid-1800s and…
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Get to know the parts of a medical conference
If you’ve never been to a medical conference before, making sense of the schedule ahead of time can be overwhelming at first. We covered in our last tip sheet what a medical conference is and how it fits into regular health reporting, but now we’ll dig deeper to help you understand what all the different…
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Medical conference coverage: Learn the basics
Conference season is in full swing, with dozens of medical societies and nonprofit organizations hosting meetings that last two to eight days in cities around the world. The season roughly runs the same as the academic year, with peaks in mid-fall and mid-spring, though a handful host their annual meetings in the summer or winter…
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Reporting on closing the research to health care delivery gap
In 2015, Jonathan Buckelew was a healthy, 34-year-old man when a chiropractic neck adjustment triggered symptoms that would quickly spiral. He fell unconscious, then was rushed to a hospital. Over the next hours, several physicians failed to recognize that he was having a stroke. That misdiagnosis cost him his ability to move or speak —…
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Preparing for reporting on autism, vaccines and related science
In this webinar, moderator Tara Haelle and an expert panel — including Paul Offit, M.D. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), and Jessica B. Steier, DrPH, PMP (Founder and CEO of Unbiased Science) — help reporters navigate the science behind autism, vaccines, and the expected Health and Human Services report on autism causes. Facilitated by: Jesse Goodman, M.D., MPH, Chair of the E-VAT — Expert…
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Why reporters need to level up their medical studies coverage
Reporting on medical studies and the crucial role DEI plays in health research Moderator: Tara S. Haelle, independent science/health journalist, author, and speaker; AHCJ Health Beat Leader for infectious disease Jessica E. Bylander, deputy editor, Health Affairs By Karen Fischer, New Mexico Fellow A Health Journalism 2025 session on how to report on medical studies…
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