COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 29 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on June 27, 2024: * * * Health Care Challenges for Migrants and Refugees in the U.S. By Heidi de Marco A panel at AHCJ's Health Journalism 2024 conference focused on the health care challenges faced by migrants and refugees in the U.S. emphasized the need for accurate reporting and addressing misinformation. Moderator Naseem Miller, senior health editor at the Journalist's Resource, str  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 29 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on June 27, 2024: * * * How Reporters Suss Out Research Misconduct By Alexander Castro Scientific research and data are supposed to make a journalist's story better, and more deeply tied to reality. Significant new data can become a story in its own right. Another way for research to become a story? The data isn't true. Scientific fraud, misconduct and deception were a few ta  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 29 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on June 27, 2024: * * * More Testing, Less Stigma Needed to Stem Tide of Syphilis By Destiniee Jaram A panel discussed the resurgence of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), in the U.S. during the session "Can Anybody Stop Syphilis' Rising Tide?" at AHCJ's Health Journalism 2024 Conference. Moderator Keren Landman, senior health reporter at Vox, said the first syphilis epi  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 29 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on June 27, 2024: * * * Progress on Medicare Drug Benefits Under the Inflation Reduction Act By Aparna Zalani The prescription drug benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act mark the most significant change in Part D, the Medicare drug prescription program, since the inception of Part D in 2003, according to the Director of the Center for Medicare, Dr. Meena Seshamani, who spoke at Health   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 29 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on June 27, 2024: * * * Reporting on America's Medical Debt Crisis By April Dembosky Health care debt now affects 100 million people in the U.S., with families cutting back on food, clothing, and medications, some even selling or taking out second mortgages on their homes, in order to pay enormous medical bills. Hospitals are driving the trend by limiting who qualifies for charity care  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 29 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following following commentary on June 27, 2024: * * * There's Much More to Disability Reporting Than 'Inspiration Porn' By Michael Finch II Four journalists delved into the challenges and pitfalls of writing about the disabled community during "The nuances of reporting on people with disabilities" panel at Health Journalism '24. The discussion highlighted tropes often used in news stories and tricky langu  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 28 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on June 27, 2024: * * * Why It Matters That the Surgeon General Called Firearm Violence a Public Health Crisis By Kaitlin Washburn The U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning this week about the deadly and profound toll gun violence takes on American communities. It's the first time the Office of the Surgeon General has issued a publication focused on guns. Dr. Vivek Murthy's advisory pu  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: This week, a pair of federal judges in Missouri and Kansas halted progress for millions of student loan borrowers across the country. The judicial decision to enjoin different aspects of the monumental SAVE Program, a program designed to help individuals who make $32,800 or less annually, not only hinders the progress millions of borrowers enrolled in the program have made towards repaying their loan. The   more

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, June 29 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: By Bryan Goodman Officials from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative hammered arguments made by Mexican representatives this week during oral arguments over Mexico's ban on imports of genetically modified corn used in some food products. The ban was issued in early 2023. USTR filed a dispute settlement under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement over the issue in August of that year after the  more