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Health and Science Reporting

WEBHealth and Science Reporting teaches students both how to think about science writing and how to write about science and medicine. In this combination writing workshop and …

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URL: https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/journalism/undergraduate-journalism/curriculum/health-and-science-reporting.html

Hospital drug shortages: What is really causing them

WEBMay 26, 2016. Valerie Lapointe. Most of us assume that a saline IV drip for dehydration or a nitroglycerin injection for heart attack symptoms would be available at any hospital any …

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Vaccine allocation detours many of America’s small towns

WEBBy Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports From above, the roads in Walnut, Kansas, intersect into the green and gray geometry typical of so many rural towns in Middle …

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Health care spending has become ‘unsustainable,’ McMorris …

WEBWASHINGTON – Health experts on Wednesday urged Congress to take more action to address the growing problem of unaffordable health care and …

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Long-COVID patients, experts call on Congress to take action

WEBLong COVID advocates during a Senate hearing on Jan. 18, 2024. (Emma Sullivan/MNS) WASHINGTON — In February 2020, Angela Meriquez Vázquez was an …

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MATTER officially opens, boosting healthcare innovation

WEBGovernor Bruce Rauner, Senator Dick Durbin and Mayor Rahm Emanuel marked the official opening of MATTER, Chicago’s new entrepreneurship and innovation …

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Frequently Asked Questions

WEBNo longer is scientific writing limited to technical publications or niche media outlets. Growing digital native sites and top-tier traditional outlets know that solid reporting on …

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As maternal mortality rates increase, medical professionals, moms …

WEBBlack women are at greatest risk of dying from pregnancy-related complications. Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence and remote patient monitoring devices, are …

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Hospitalization due to diabetes on the rise on South and West …

WEBHospitalization due to diabetes is on the rise on Chicago’s South and West sides, according to newly released data from the Chicago Public Health Department. …

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Medill students meet with reporters at health care reporting …

WEBAs America’s opioid crisis intensifies, necessitating treatment for more than 20 million people, stakeholders clash on potential solutions. A panel discussion about the …

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Plastic panic in the pandemic: How single-use items meant to …

WEBBy Zack Fishman Medill Reports When a COVID-19 patient is hospitalized at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., they receive a lot of …

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My Block, My Hood, My City delivers care packages to seniors for …

WEBBy Yilin Xie Medill Reports What can you do to help your neighborhood prevent the spread of the coronavirus? Jahmal Cole, the CEO and founder of My Block, …

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Photos: President of Kenya visits White House and Biden during …

WEB“To further enhance our relationship, today we announce several initiatives that foster meaningful democratic reform, protect public health, expand our people-to-people …

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Memories of pandemic wane but long COVID-19 continues for many

WEBMatilda Terrell, now 15, has been battling long COVID since September 2022 (Courtesy Katherine Terrell). ALBANY — When 15-year-old Oneida County …

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Bio machines hold promise for efficient organs and implants

WEBBy Mariah Quintanilla Exceptionally talented athletes and hard working people are often described as “machines” because of their seemingly super-human abilities. To many …

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Health professionals: more alcohol deaths than CDC report suggests

WEBBy Dani Anguiano. Several health care professionals have said that a recently released CDC report, which revealed that on average, six people die from …

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Chicago start-ups embrace digital health

WEBBy Jin Wu. 2014 proved to be a stellar year for digital health. According to data from Startup Health, a New York based digital health accelerator, $6.5 billion was …

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Experts predict rise in heart infection with increase of heroin use

WEBBy Dani Anguiano An infectious disease that can affect intravenous drug users is expected to increase as a result of rising rates of heroin use across the United …

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Failing healthcare on the island of Vieques

WEBMedill Reports. Thousands of concrete blocks are lined up, side by side, on the edges of Luis Muñoz Rivera Plaza in Vieques, a tiny island in Puerto Rico. Some of …

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Illinois hit hard amid nationwide e-cigarette and vaping lung …

WEBBy Shirin Ali Medill Reports Some 2,602 hospitalizations and 57 deaths nationwide are now associated with e-cigarettes and vaping since the outbreak began in …

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