Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 5:00am
Every 10 years, the government wants to ask you some questions. How you answer and how many of you answer makes a world of difference in how accurately researchers and policymakers are able to discern health trends and react appropriately.
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December 12, 2012
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 9:44am
A drug many people are eating without knowing it is starting a trade dispute between Russia and the US. This week, Russia announced it will turn away US beef and pork imports unless the US can certify they contain no residue of the livestock drug ractopamine. The ban is scheduled to begin on Friday.
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December 11, 2012
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 5:00am
The journalists at California Watch have created a simple, yet powerful way to visually tell the story of a woman they couldn't reveal.
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December 11, 2012
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Monday, December 10, 2012 - 10:00am
The world’s most famous pregnancy brought overnight visibility to a little-known but serious prenatal complication, when Britain’s royal family announced the Duchess of Cambridge’s hospitalization for treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) – a debilitating and even life-threatening condition.
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December 10, 2012
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Monday, December 10, 2012 - 5:00am
Tracking basic human events has an incredible downstream effect on measuring and making sense of health trends. Vital registration helps policymakers take targeted action to improve health. For example, the CDC has a National Birth Defects Prevention Study that relies partly on birth certificates.
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December 10, 2012
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Friday, December 7, 2012 - 12:00pm
Recognition of the critical importance of health coverage prevailed Tuesday at the Annenberg School’s conference, “Expanding Coverage: News and Information to Enhance Community Health.”
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December 07, 2012
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Friday, December 7, 2012 - 8:04am
Among the many embattled parts of Medicare's reimbursement system, doctor payments have been perhaps the most contentious. Once again, the battle's heating up.
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December 07, 2012
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Friday, December 7, 2012 - 5:00am
After the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, scientists and players alike still struggle over the link between head trauma and mental health.
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December 07, 2012
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Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 3:11pm
Some last words of wisdom as ReportingonHealth's deputy editor says goodbye.
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December 06, 2012
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Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 6:00am
Health reporters and editors are in high demand this week throughout the country. This edition of Health Media Jobs and Opportunities features an array of opportunities for health journalists at print, online and newswire organizations.
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December 06, 2012
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 11:17am
Big hits are no more the culprit in the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide than they are in the ongoing story of head trauma in football.
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December 05, 2012
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 6:02am
Our conference, “Expanding Coverage: News and Information to Enhance Community Health,” highlights journalistic innovation.
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December 04, 2012
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 5:00am
Marjie Lundstrom's medical ethics scoop was a jaw-dropper: two California doctors had deliberately introduced bacteria into the open head wounds of three brain cancer patients. Here's what you can learn from her coverage of this unfolding scandal.
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December 04, 2012
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 5:00am
Medicare barely covers the in-home care Eileen Hadidian, who was diagnosed with bone cancer 2002, needs in order to remain in a comfortable environment. Now, she's facing bankruptcy.
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December 04, 2012
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