Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Saturday July 20, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: A New Way to Pay Dementia Providers Could Ease the Burden on Patients, Caregivers
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 19 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 18, 2024:
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A New Way to Pay Dementia Providers Could Ease the Burden on Patients, Caregivers
By Emily Woodruff, American Cities Health Journalism Fellowship
More than 6.7 million Americans were affected by dementia in 2023, with projected cases expected to rise to 14 million by 2060, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
At Health Journalism 2024 in Jun
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Association of Health Care Journalists: How I Did It - Spotlighting the Brutal Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 20 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following Q&A on July 18, 2024, with veteran freelance journalist Charlotte Huff:
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By Mary Chris Jaklevic
Clinical trials often don't measure the tolerability of cancer drugs -- a key outcome that can determine a patient's quality of life and likelihood of sticking with treatment.
Veteran freelance journalist Charlotte Huff, who frequently writes about cancer, explored this little-examined dilemma in he
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Association of Health Care Journalists: How Jon Mitchell Uncovered the Okinawa Military Exposures
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 20 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following Q&A on July 18, 2024, with Jon Mitchell, British journalist and author:
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By Paul Gordon
Jon Mitchell is a British journalist and author residing in Japan who has written extensively about Okinawa and the environmental issues created by the ongoing presence of the United States Armed Forces on the island.
Mitchell received the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan's Freedom of the Press Lifeti
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