Translating Research Impacting the Health Care Marketplace

October 4, 2023

5 tips to help you cover the college mental health crisis

Journalist's Resource provides tips to help journalists understand the college mental health crisis.

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

7 tips for covering stories about PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water (and a list of reporting resources)

Journalist's Resource provides a list of resources and tips for covering PFAs 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.

June 21, 2023

How to find facts and stories in civil court dockets: 7 tips from a whistleblower attorney

A former journalist turned whistleblower attorney shares tips for journalists looking to mine information from U.S. court dockets.

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.

February 13, 2023

Don’t say ‘prove’: How to report on the conclusiveness of research findings

his tip sheet explains why it's rarely accurate for news stories to report that a new study “proves” anything — even when a press release says it does.

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 2, 2022

The impact of private equity ownership in health care: A research roundup and explainer — Plus 3 reporting tips

Private equity firms argue they bring value to health care. Critics of private equity’s approach say the intense drive for quick profit puts patients at risk. We look at the research.

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.

May 11, 2022

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

March 29, 2022

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

February 23, 2022

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

January 19, 2022

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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 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.