Insights

You learn a lot when you spend months reporting on a given issue or community, as our fellows can attest. Whether you’re embarking on a big new story or seeking to go deeper on a given issue, it pays to learn from those who’ve already put in the shoe leather and crunched the data. In these essays and columns, our community of journalists steps back from the notebooks and tape to reflect on key lessons, highlight urgent themes, and offer sage advice on the essential health stories of the day. 

Treating Patients Without Tools: Haiti's Diabetes Crisis Day 2

By Francine Kaufman, M.D.

<p>Today I lectured at the medical school. It is on a hill in a UNICEF tent. It was over 100 degrees in the "test classroom" while I was lecturing. The students took handwritten notes and copied down every word I said.</p>

Get to Know the Business of Health Journalism

By Angilee Shah

<p>Rick Edmonds is a media business analyst who writes the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.poynter.org/category/latest-news/business-news/the-biz-blog/… Blog</a> at Poynter Online. In Poynter’s&nbsp;"100 Ideas to Make Your Journalism Better" webinar&nbsp;last week, Edmonds said journalists need to know what is happening in the business of journalism. While times are going to get leaner as we move ahead, there are still good areas of opportunity in news media, he said. Demand for digital and mobile content is on the rise, as is federal and business coverage. This week at&nbsp;<em>Career GPS</em>, I ask Edmonds about the business of health journalism. Where are we headed and how can we can be prepared?</p>

Treating Patients Without Tools: Haiti's Diabetes Crisis

By Francine Kaufman, M.D.

<p>The public hospital in Port-au-Prince is the most under-resourced, filthy, overwhelmed health care facility we have ever seen. We’ve seen patients with Meningitis, diarrhea, infections. When I tried to help three kids with diabetes, there was not even a glucose meter to be found in the hospital. All this makes it near to impossible to help people.</p>