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Swatting poses a growing threat to hospitals
On July 2, the emergency department at Marshfield Medical Center in Wisconsin received a phone call indicating that two males were en route to “shoot up” the hospital and would arrive in 20 minutes. The hospital went on lockdown and called the police, who responded, Becker’s Hospital Review reported. However, law enforcement later determined that…
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Watch: Netherlands Health Care Study Group informational webinar and Q&A
In this informational webinar and live Q&A, AHCJ Executive Director Kelsey Ryan is joined by Noam Levey of KFF Health News and Drew Hawkins of Gulf States Newsroom to discuss the 2026 International Health Care Study Group in the Netherlands. The program is a weeklong, immersive experience taking place this November. Selected U.S.-based journalists will…
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Journalism on the line: How USAID cuts threaten global health reporting
Bringing global health stories home: USAID cuts and beyond Moderator: Eli Cahan, Investigative journalist, Rolling Stone; Fellow in neonatal intensive care, Stanford University Susan Ferriss, Senior editor, Pulitzer Center Deborah Becker, Health reporter, WBUR, Boston Lisa M. Krieger, Independent journalist (bylines include the San Francisco Chronicle) By Cecil Egbele/2026 California Health Journalism Fellow As sweeping cuts…
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Journalists must show human cost of gun violence, says trauma surgeon in new book
Book talk: ‘Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic: A Trauma Surgeon’s Perspective’ Moderator: Abené Clayton, Reporter, Guardian US Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., M.D., MPH, Chief of trauma and acute care surgery, University of Chicago Medicine By Suzanne King (Kansas-Missouri Health Journalism Fellow) As a Chicago trauma surgeon, Dr. Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., witnesses the impacts of gun…
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Journalists must engage with their community to earn trust, panelists say
Demystifying community engagement: How listening leads to better health reporting Moderator: Marlene Harris-Taylor, Director of Community Engagement – American Press Institute Michelle Levander – Founding Director, Center for Health Journalism – USC Kristen Schorsch – Public Health Reporter – WBEZ Chicago By I’Jaz Ja’ciel/New York Health Journalism Fellow While journalists may rely on “go-to” sources…
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Vetting medical breakthroughs: What baby KJ’s CRISPR therapy teaches reporters
Baby KJ’s next steps: The future of personalized gene therapy Moderator: Letitia Stein, health and science editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer Kiran Musunuru, M.D., Ph.D. director, genetic and epigenetic origins of disease program, University of Pennsylvania Nicole Muldoon, mother of baby KJ and advocate Sara Whitlock, scientific outreach manager, SciLine By Jared Whitlock/California Freelance Fellow When…
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New World screwworm is here: How journalists can cover the pest
The day ranchers and animal health and agriculture experts have been worried about for over a year arrived in early June, when the first case of New World screwworm was confirmed in the U.S. This threat crosses multiple large health beats, from infectious disease in humans (though it’s actually a parasitic infection) to the food…
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