The Journalist’s Resource

January 19, 2022

‘Deaths of despair’: Research on opioid crisis origins and the link between minimum wages and suicide reduction

February 23, 2022

‘Using Academic Research to Keep Politicians Honest’: A video training for journalists across beats

March 29, 2022

How they did it: Tampa Bay Times reporters expose high airborne lead levels at Florida recycling factory

May 11, 2022

Achieving mental health parity: The struggle to get insurance plans to improve coverage of mental health care

October 19, 2021

5 tips for avoiding mistakes in news headlines about health and medical research

Prominent science journalists Deborah Blum, Cristine Russell and Brooke Borel offer advice to help newsrooms avoid common mistakes in writing headlines about health and medical research.

October 18, 2021

The FDA’s accelerated approval process: When drugs are cleared for sale based on limited evidence

Accelerated approval is an important topic for journalists to consider in their ongoing coverage of drug costs in America. This article explains how the process works -- including examples of successes and controversies. Plus: 5 reporting tips.

December 14, 2020

Palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A research roundup

Palliative care is a medical subspecialty that focuses on providing relief from pain, stress and other symptoms for seriously ill patients. A patient with a serious illness can be referred to palliative care at any point in the disease trajectory, including at the time of diagnosis.

November 30, 2020

Racial disparities in telemedicine: A research roundup + 5 reporting tips for journalists

With the rapid expansion of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have begun to explore how a new emphasis on virtual care might exacerbate persistent racial and ethnic disparities in U.S. health care — and, perhaps, help repair them.

October 12, 2020

Telemedicine for drug addiction treatment: A research roundup and 5 reporting tips

The move to telemedicine alleviates some longstanding barriers to treatment, but it also raises new questions, particularly as pandemic-related workplace closures and other stressors put people struggling with addiction at increased risk.

September 28, 2020

Drug prices: Why prescription medicines remain unaffordable for many Americans

For journalists covering health care in the context of the election, it’s important to have a handle on the state of pharmaceutical prices in the United States.

August 23, 2020

Reporting on coronavirus vaccines: 5 tips to help journalists inject audiences with the facts

To help reporters make sense of what’s known and yet to be learned about COVID-19 vaccines, Journalist’s Resource asked for insights from the experts.

July 27, 2020

The expanding role of Medicaid in US health care: A research roundup

This comprehensive explainer/roundup includes several summarized studies on the expanding role of Medicaid, as well as background info to help journalists understand and and report on the key debates about the program.

July 16, 2020

Elder abuse: What research says about prevalence, assessment and prevention

Journalist’s Resource summarizes several relevant studies on elder abuse, including a recent article on COVID-19 pandemic.

June 22, 2020

7 tips for journalists reporting on surprise medical bills

Many people in the United States face unexpected medical expenses despite having private insurance coverage, due to a phenomenon known as “surprise billing.

June 12, 2020

Covering rural health care amid COVID-19: 4 tips from Carrie Henning-Smith

An assistant professor explains what she wants journalists to know when covering rural health and health care in the context of COVID-19.