COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * The Complicated Role Race and Ethnicity Play in Research By Jyoti Madhusoodanan Using race and ethnicity categories in research contributes to health inequities - but leaving them out can also be problematic, according to a recent consensus report published by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Racial categories in the U.S., as more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 14 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Dangers of AI Tops Health Tech Hazards List for 2025 By Karen Blum The use of artificial intelligence (AI) models in health care settings without proper oversight is the most significant health technology hazard for 2025, according to nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI. The organization's 18th annual report of the top 10 health technology hazards listed un more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Emerging Solutions to the Global Increase in Chronic Kidney Disease By Katie Burke During the growing season, sugarcane workers in Guatemala cut on average six tons of sugarcane per day, six days a week. This population, like many agricultural workers in hot climates, is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. In the United States, more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 14 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Gerontological Society Conference Highlights Aging Story Ideas for 2025 By Liz Seegert Last month, nearly 4,000 people (experts, researchers and journalists) gathered in Seattle for the Gerontological Society of America's annual scientific meeting on aging. This 75-year-old conference features over 600 presentations, hundreds of poster sessions, a huge exhibition  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 14 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * How and Why to Write Personal Essays and First-Person Reported Features Anna Medaris When Noah Michelson pitched the concept of HuffPost Personal -- a vertical that publishes "real stories from real people about real experiences" about six times a week -- to his superiors in 2018, he didn't expect them to bite. But, to his surprise and delight, they did, and the more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 20 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: By Tara Haelle President-elect Trump's choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could significantly impact the perception and uptake of vaccines. Whether he or any of Trump's other vaccine-skeptical nominees receive Senate confirmation, signs suggest the incoming administration may attempt to change long-established vaccine policy in the U.S. This webinar cover more PR