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Reframing the conversation on rural maternity access
Rural maternity care access: Minnesota perspectives Moderator: Dené Dryden, health reporter, Rochester Post Bulletin, 2025 AHCJ Firearm Violence Reporting Fellow Emily Sheffield, MPH, doctoral student, University of Minnesota School of Public Health Melissa Richards, M.D., obstetrician-gynecologist, chair of hospital and surgical services, Olmsted Medical Center Autumn Cavender, CPM/LTM, ILC, Yellow Medicine Midwifery By Anita Shiva/Texas…
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Four years after Roe’s fall, abortion stories are still worth our while, panelists say
Abortion in America: Finding hidden stories locally and nationwide Moderator: Jason Kane, Producer, NBC News; AHCJ Board member Sarah Varney, Special health care correspondent, PBS NewsHour Nada Hassanein, Health inequities reporter, Stateline By Madeline Heim, Wisconsin Health Journalism Fellow Nearly four years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion stories…
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Why freelance journalists should consider hiring a personal assistant
Finding and effectively using remote personal assistants to save time Tara Haelle, Independent journalist; AHCJ Health Beat Leader for Infectious Diseases and Medical Studies By Wendy Wolfson, California Health Journalism Fellow At Health Journalism 2026, independent journalist Tara Haelle explained how a remote personal assistant (PA) enables her to be more efficient and productive.…
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Doctors are embracing AI, with reservations
How doctors are using AI to transform clinical care Moderator: Karen Blum, Independent journalist; AHCJ Health Beat Leader for AI and Patient Safety Joel Gordon, M.D., Family physician, chief medical information officer, UW Health, University of Wisconsin Genevieve Melton-Meaux, M.D., Ph.D. Senior associate dean, health informatics and data science; professor of surgery and health informatics,…
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How to turn climate risk research into local health stories
Turning climate risk research into local health stories Moderator: Katie Burke, freelance science journalist Jen Brady, Senior data analyst, Climate Central Abbie Veitch, Communications and media specialist, Climate Central By Tamia Fowlkes, Wisconsin Health Journalism Fellow At Health Journalism 2026, a session focused on producing effective data-driven climate stories examined how recent climate shifts pose…
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Brain tumor gives AMA’s Mukkamala a patient’s perspective on health care
AMA President Dr. Bobby Mukkamala on ‘tumor wisdom’ and U.S. health care Moderator: Usha Lee McFarling, Director, MIT Knight Science Journalism Program; AHCJ Board Member Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., President, American Medical Association When Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., was six months away from becoming president of the American Medical Association, the nation’s largest group of physicians with…
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Promise of regenerative medicine is taking clearer shape
Repairing the body from within: Advances in regenerative medicine Moderator: Meryl Davids Landau, Independent journalist Bhairab Singh, Ph.D., Assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine, University of Minnesota Saranya Wyles, M.D., Ph.D., Medical director, Center for Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery at the Mayo Clinic By Larry Beresford/California Health Journalism Fellow A panel on regenerative medicine at Health…
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