COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 6 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * AHCJ awards 2025 Uncovering Pathways to Better Health Fellowship The Association of Health Care Journalists is proud to announce the selection of the 2025 fellows for the Uncovering Pathways to Better Health Fellowship. This initiative, supported by the Doris Duke Foundation, empowers journalists to explore and report on innovative research and models in prevention and ca  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 6 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Covering the ongoing bird flu story as it unfolds This story is the first in a four-part series. The next article will look at the history and background of bird flu, including H5N1 and provide key resources for reporting on this topic. It was challenging enough to cover the COVID-19 pandemic in real-time as it developed, but how do you cover an almost-it-could-happen-b  more

PLANO, Texas, May 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * IRS Closes Investigation of Missouri Church that Provided Campaign Information to Church Members St. Louis, MO-- First Liberty Institute and attorneys at Jones Day announced that the IRS closed its investigation of Grace Church in St. Louis, Missouri. The IRS's decision to close its investigation  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 7 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Study explores how Reddit is used to work through pre-wedding doubts University of Missouri researchers find that the social media platform Reddit is being used by people who have second thoughts to openly share and seek advice before getting married. Got cold feet before making wedding vows? You're not alone -- and a lot of people are turning to Reddit to share their premarital doubts and feelin  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 7 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Most people say they want to know their risk for Alzheimer's dementia, fewer follow through Among reasons for declining, research participants say knowing would be a burden to themselves, family members A new study from WashU Medicine examines the choices healthy research volunteers make when given the opportunity to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia.   more