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Reporting on Asthma

Asthma is the most common cause of hospital stays for children. It can strike anyone, but has a disproportionate impact on low-income and African-American children. Katy Murphy, a 2012 National Health Journalism Fellow, shares lessons learned from her Fellowship project for the Oakland Tribune

Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Job opening at Women’s Health magazine

Health editor jobs at Women's Health Magazine, Time Warner Cable and more!

Complete Health Reporting: Steer Clear of Disease-Mongering Quicksand

You don't want to be a disease mongerer, do you? Here's how to avoid it in your work.

Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: A Summer Opportunity and More

A summer internship for journalism students and opportunities in non-profits, academia, media and a health care system for more experienced writers.

Political Campaign Database Could Kick Start Deeper Scrutiny of Health Insurance Votes

Why health journalists should dive deep into campaign finance data to scrutinize the health insurance-related votes of their legislators.

Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Tools for Covering Veterans' Issues

Interested in covering veterans' issues? Poynter News University has a webinar for you. Also, take a look at this week's handful of opportunities in web reporting and editing.

An Alternative to Content Farms: Applying and Writing for Contently

This new startup bills itself as an alternative to content farms like Demand Media, and editorial director Mitch Lipka tells Career GPS that they have several clients with a health focus.

New FCC Journalism Report Paints Bleak Picture of Health Coverage

The long-awaited Federal Communications Commission report on American journalism, Information Needs of Communities, paints a poignant picture of the decline of health journalism at the nation’s newspapers.

The Markingson Files: Why health writers should track the money behind medical studies

One of the biggest oversights a health writer can make is to cover a scientific study and not talk about its funders. William Heisel examines what can happen when a study's funding is overlooked.

Q&A with Liz Scherer: Media should bring women's health in midlife back into focus

Journalist Liz Scherer talks with Antidote blogger William Heisel about why we medicalize menopause and other life transitions in a wide-ranging conversation about media coverage of women's health.

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