Translating Research Impacting the Health Care Marketplace

May 14, 2024

Journalists should report on lax oversight of research data, says data sleuth

Uri Simonsohn, a behavioral scientist who coauthors the Data Colada blog, urges reporters to ask researchers about preregistration and expose opportunities for fraud.

April 24, 2024

10 ways researchers can help journalists avoid errors when reporting on academic studies

This tip sheet outlines some of the many ways researchers can help the news media cover research accurately, starting with the journalists who interview them about their own work.

September 13, 2023

Improving college student mental health: Research on promising campus interventions

Using research and advice from prominent scholars, Journalist's Resource reports on programs and policies schools have tried to address mental health in higher education.

August 9, 2023

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water: An explainer and research roundup

Journalist's Resource created an explainer and research roundup detailing the presence of forever chemicals in drinking water.

August 1, 2023

5 tips for using PubPeer to investigate scientific research errors and misconduct

Journalists Resource highlights PubPeer, an investigative reporting tool, and provides tips on using it.

July 12, 2023

Academic journals that give journalists free access

Some journalists might not realize that many academic journals let them bypass their paywalls. We show you which ones and how to set up free accounts.

June 16, 2023

Using ‘per capita’ to describe data: 4 things journalists need to know

An economist and a statistician help us explain the right and wrong ways to use 'per capita' to describe data related to economics, public health and other news topics.

March 1, 2023

Corporal punishment in schools: Research and reporting tips to guide your coverage

Two scholars offer guidance on covering school corporal punishment, which can result in serious injuries and has, for years, been used disproportionately on Black students and children with disabilities.

December 7, 2022

How indoor air quality in schools affects student learning and health

Some U.S. schools plan to use federal pandemic relief funds to improve indoor air quality. Journalists covering the issue need to know what the research says about classroom air quality and how pollutants can affect student health and achievement.

November 14, 2022

The impact of ageism on health and health care: A research roundup and explainer

Ageism against older people results in negative health outcomes for individuals and society, research shows. But momentum is building for policies that take aim at age-based discrimination at the state and federal level.

July 5, 2022

Loneliness among older people: A research roundup and 5 tips for covering the topic

Questions about the health effects of loneliness have motivated an explosion of new research over the past few years, particularly since social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised new fears about loneliness levels worldwide.

June 13, 2022

Vaccinated at the ball: A true story about trusted messengers

March 29, 2022

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

March 25, 2022

How they did it: Washington Post reporters reveal FEMA failures, denial of disaster aid to Black families in the South

January 19, 2022

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

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.

June 11, 2021

When hospitals acquire physician practices, it can influence how individual physicians practice medicine: New research

One new study finds that doctors who shifted to hospital employment were more likely to refer their patients for “inappropriate” MRIs. Another links the shift to a rise in tests ordered for Medicare patients.

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 16, 2020

A tale of two pandemics: A nonfiction comic about historical racial health disparities

The comic which draws on research articles, explains racial health disparities and the spread of misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic and the 1918 influenza pandemic. The doctors’ speech-bubble quotes come directly from interviews.

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.

August 23, 2020

Coronavirus vaccines: We address 3 big questions about safety, distribution and adoption

As journalists work to keep communities informed about COVID-19 vaccines, they need to consider questions about safety, distribution and adoption.

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

Covering Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic: 6 things journalists should know

This tip sheet, a companion to the research roundup, details six things journalists should know before tackling the topic in their news stories.

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 16, 2020

Surprise billing: Why consumers with medical insurance still may face major health care expenses

This research roundup/explainer introduces readers to the phenomenon of surprise billing and summarizes several studies on the topic.

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.