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4 angles to consider when covering the far-reaching effects of the NIH pause

Association of Health Care Journalists

Explore stories about the social determinants of health. Consider reporting on the impact on household incomes and health insurance as NIH funding affects state economies. It is unclear if the meeting of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse scheduled for Feb.

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems. health care system and structural barriers have led to persistent health inequities that cost more than a million lives and billions of dollars, according to the national academies report.