What does rural America need to thrive — and what role does health care play? Join AHCJ for Part 5 of our 2026 Rural Health Webinar Series, featuring rural sociologist J. Tom Mueller, author of "The Case for Rural America." Register: healthjournalism.org/training-eve...

Missed last week's Rural Health webinar? The recording on data centers, health & the environment is now available! Watch it here: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/09... And join us this Wed., Sept. 30, for Part 5: The Case for Rural America. Register today: healthjournalism.org/event/rural-...

Congratulations to AHCJ member Eli Cahan! 🎉 We’re always glad to see AHCJ members recognized for their work and selected for opportunities like this. Congrats, Eli!

Have a big reporting project you've been wanting to pursue? There’s still time to apply for two of AHCJ's most prestigious fellowships! Extended deadline: 5 p.m. CT on Oct. 5, 2026. Learn more and apply: healthjournalism.org/fellowships/

Join AHCJ and EVAT on 🗓️ Oct. 6 at 🕛️ Noon ET for a webinar featuring infectious disease and vaccine experts. We'll tackle the latest questions, rumors and misconceptions, and offer practical guidance for reporting the facts clearly and accessibly. Register: healthjournalism.org/event/fact-a...

Fact and fiction on measles and respiratory virus vaccines

In this AHCJ and EVAT webinar, panelists will discuss vaccine costs and recommendations and share facts about the ongoing measles outbreak.

healthjournalism.org

Last chance to register online! Join us for AHCJ’s Fall Summit: AI in Health Care: Reporting What’s Real. Online registration closes tonight, but there’s still time to join us. We’d love to see you there! Register now: m.healthjournalism.org/events/fall-... #AHCJ #HealthJournalism #FallSummit

Online registration for the Fall Summit ends tomorrow! ⏰ Join AHCJ in Los Angeles for AI in Health Care: Reporting What’s Real — a hands-on look at what journalists need to know about AI’s impact on health care. Register today: m.healthjournalism.org/events/fall-... #AHCJ #AIinHealthcare

Congrats to AHCJ member Alice Miranda Ollstein of POLITICO on the upcoming publication of her first book, “Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health." Check your local bookstore on Oct. 27! Share your own professional news here: healthjournalism.org/share-news

What would you want to learn if you could report on health care in another country? 🌎 AHCJ’s International Health Study Fellowship gives experienced journalists the opportunity to explore health care systems in the U.K. or France. Apply today: healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...

Applications are open for the Fall 2026 McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism. If you have a great idea for a high-impact health care story that “Follows the Money” but need funds to get it done, they'd love to hear from you! Learn more and apply: healthjournalism.org/opportunitie...

The McGraw Fellowships: Enterprise Reporting Grants to $15K

Applications are now open for the Fall 2026 McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism.  If you have a great idea for a…

healthjournalism.org

AI is fueling a data center boom — but what does it mean for rural communities? Join AHCJ for a look at the health and environmental impacts, and how journalists can move beyond familiar narratives to find fresh angles and untold stories. Register: healthjournalism.org/event/rural-...

🏆 AHCJ member news! Congratulations to Alex Ip of The Xylom, whose series 'All Hell Breaks Loose': How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town won Excellence in Science Reporting, Small/Medium Newsroom at the 2026 Online Journalism Awards. A well-deserved recognition for impactful reporting. 👏

🔴 LIVE NOW: Federal health agencies are stonewalling the press. Listen in to learn about new ways to push for transparency, feat. @bobjherman.bsky.social, @caitlinvogus.bsky.social, @sherylnyt.bsky.social, @joycefr.bsky.social, and @politico.com's Robert King. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_33p...

The biggest cuts in Medicaid's history start taking effect on Jan. 1. What will they mean for the already vulnerable rural health providers and the populations they serve? Join us tomorrow, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. ET for Part 3 of our Rural Health webinar series: healthjournalism.org/training-eve...

On Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. ET, Part 3 of AHCJ’s Rural Health 2026 webinar series will examine how the roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, new federal work requirements and changes to state financing could affect rural hospitals, providers and the patients they serve. healthjournalism.org/training-eve...

We’re thrilled to welcome Farah Yousry as AHCJ’s first-ever journalist-in-residence. We’re excited for all she’ll bring to our community and can’t wait to see what’s ahead. Welcome, Farah! 👋 #AHCJ #HealthJournalism #Journalism

In Part 2 of AHCJ’s Rural Health 2026 webinar series, Michael Meit of ETSU takes a closer look at the challenges of collecting and using rural data, points reporters toward useful data sources and offers tips for covering rural health data responsibly. Watch: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/09...

Join AHCJ and the Freedom of the Press Foundation today at 2 p.m. ET for a conversation on how health reporters have worked around stonewalling from federal health agencies — and what journalists can do when access to information is increasingly difficult. healthjournalism.org/event/federa...

What do you do when federal health agencies stop talking to the press? In this webinar, Experienced health reporters and a press freedom expert will share strategies for when agencies simply say "no comment." 🗓️ Sept. 1 | 2-3 p.m. ET Register: healthjournalism.org/event/federa...

Federal health agencies won't talk to the press. What now?

In this webinar, reporters and a press freedom expert will describe their experiences being stonewalled by federal agencies and what to do.

healthjournalism.org

💉 Peptides: Miracle treatment, wellness hype or something in between? If you missed today's webinar on peptides, it's not too late to find out! The recording is now available. Trust us, this is one you won't want to miss: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/08...

Everyone's talking about peptides: What reporters should know

In this webinar, medical experts tell you need-to-know facts about peptides, what the media often gets wrong and more.

healthjournalism.org

Good rural health reporting starts with good data. 📊 Join us at 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 2 for Part Two of our 2026 Rural Health Webinar Series, featuring a discussion with Michael Meit, director of ETSU's Center for Rural Health and Research. Register here: healthjournalism.org/event/rural-...

Rural health, data, and data challenges in the age of rural transformation

This webinar will focus on the current landscape of data in rural areas as it relates to health, health care and public health.

healthjournalism.org

🚨 Webinar tomorrow 🗓️ Aug. 28 at 🕚️ 11 a.m. ET What even are peptides, and how much of the hype holds up? Join us tomorrow morning for the answer to that and more from medical experts Dhruv Khullar and Rachel Frank. Register: healthjournalism.org/event/everyo...

Everyone's talking about peptides: What reporters should know

In this webinar, medical experts will tell you need-to-know facts about peptides, what the media often gets wrong and more.

healthjournalism.org

Have you used FOIA in your reporting? You could win the $25,000 Penlight Prize from the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Applications are due by next Tuesday, Sept. 1 — so don't wait! Submitted articles must be available free of charge, with no paywall. Learn more and apply: penlightprize.org

The Penlight Prize ∙ Freedom of the Press Foundation

The Penlight Prize honors exemplary paywall-free public records reporting, from Freedom of the Press Foundation

penlightprize.org

If you missed Part 1 of our Rural Health Webinar Series on the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, don't worry! The recording is now available. Watch here: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/08...

Tracking the rocky path of the Trump Administration's $50 billion rural payout

In this webinar, experts walk listeners through the Trump administration's five-year $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.

healthjournalism.org

Two measles deaths in Pennsylvania — the state’s first in more than 30 years — underscore the stakes of covering vaccine-preventable diseases. Read more: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/08...

Pennsylvania measles deaths highlight need for vaccine reporting

Measles cases are at their highest rate in three decades as vaccine-preventable diseases like tetanus are surging. Here's what to cover.

healthjournalism.org

About 75% of Medicare Part D enrollees could see their monthly premiums increase in 2027 after the Trump administration ended a temporary subsidy program for prescription drug plans. Read more: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/08...

Most seniors to pay more for Medicare drug plans

Most seniors with Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) will pay more for medicine next year after the Trump administration’s July 28 announcement to end temporary subsidies for those plans.

healthjournalism.org

🎥 Thinking about applying for an AHCJ fellowship? Join us today to learn more about the U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship and International Health Study Fellowship — including application tips and advice from past fellows. Don’t miss it! 👇 healthjournalism.org/event/how-to...

Join AHCJ in Los Angeles from Oct. 8-9 for AI in Health Care: Reporting What’s Real, a two-day summit designed to help journalists cut through the hype and understand what AI actually means for patients, clinicians and the health care system. Register now: healthjournalism.org/event/2026-f...

AI in Health Care: Reporting What's Real | Fall Summit 2026

AHCJ's Fall Summit on AI in health care is from Oct. 8-9 in Los Angeles. Sponsored by Cedars-Sinai and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

healthjournalism.org

💰 What’s happening with the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program? Join AHCJ Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. ET to learn what journalists need to know — and how to follow the money. Register: healthjournalism.org/training-eve... #HealthJournalism #RuralHealth

2026 Rural Health Webinar Series

Sign up for the 2026 Rural Health Webinar Series to understand critical rural health data and federal funding opportunities.

healthjournalism.org

Join us next Friday, Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. ET for a discussion with medical experts who will help you sort through the peptide hype, understand the science and identify the stories that need to be told. Register here: healthjournalism.org/event/everyo...

Everyone's talking about peptides: What reporters should know

In this webinar, medical experts will tell you need-to-know facts about peptides, what the media often gets wrong and more.

healthjournalism.org