Modern Healthcare hires Christ to cover acute care and staffing
Modern Healthcare, a Crain publication, has hired Ginger Christ as a reporter to cover post-acute care and staffing. Christ is based in Northeast Ohio, where she grew up. Most recently, she wrote about health care and transportation for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. Before that, she covered real estate, manufacturing and business news for local newspapers and national […]
NY Times hires Hughes to oversee health and science
The New York Times has appointed Virginia Hughes as its new editor in the health and science department. Her new role begins June 22. Previously, Hughes was deputy editor-in-chief at BuzzFeed, a post she was promoted to after four years working as a science editor at the company. Prior to that, Hughes was working as […]
How NJ.com health reporter Kent is covering the COVID-19 pandemic
Spencer Kent is the lead health reporter at NJ.com and The Star-Ledger where he has been covering the pandemic since January. He has been covering research and medical information, while also trying to capture the scale of human loss. However, Kent felt the magnitude of the pandemic in mid-March when he received a tip that […]
Crain’s New York reporter recovers from coronavirus
Crain’s New York Business health care reporter Jonathan LaMantia writes about his experience with the coronavirus. LaMantia writes, “I followed along as the mayor and governor tried to balance New York’s economy with the threat from Covid-19, finally succumbing to our new reality by dimming the lights on Broadway and then closing schools and businesses. I reported on how the […]
Modern Healthcare seeks a reporter
Modern Healthcare, the leading source for healthcare business news, is seeking an experienced reporter to cover post-acute care organizations and physician and nursing issues. This reporter will also be responsible for enterprise stories on governance and the leadership of healthcare organizations. Healthcare is rapidly transforming and is ripe for enterprise stories on the challenges and […]
How Business Insider health care reporter Ramsey stays connected
Business Insider deputy executive editor Olivia Oran spoke with health care reporter Lydia Ramsey about her coverage of New York hospital workers caring for COVID-19 patients. Here is an excerpt: Oran: What’s an average day for you right now? Ramsey: When I first wake up, I make a point to go about a morning routine […]
Brennan joins Politico to cover the FDA/pharma industry
Zachary Brennan has joined Politico to cover FDA regulations as part of the company’s expanded coverage of pharma policy. Brennan will be enhancing Politico’s pharma coverage during the ongoing pandemic and will also be acting as an expert contributor to Politico’s Agency IQ platform. His new role begins this week. Currently, he holds the post […]
Morning Consult seeks a health reporter
Morning Consult is hiring a reporter for the Morning Consult Health vertical, which covers the health care industry and related policy. We’re looking for an energetic and entrepreneurial candidate who has a deep understanding of the health care industry and will be able to discover and synthesize information and data to inform our audience’s business […]
How Business Insider reporter Dunn is covering the pandemic
Olivia Oran of Business Insider talked with its health care reporter Andrew Dunn about how he’s covering the coronavirus pandemic. Here is an excerpt: Oran: What’s the most challenging part about covering the coronavirus pandemic? What’s been the most surprising thing that you’ve learned? Dunn: The biggest challenge has been prioritizing my time. This crisis has […]
The health care news site all over the pandemic
Marc Tracy of the New York Times writes about STAT, the Boston-based health care news site that was among the first to cover the coronavirus pandemic thoroughly. Tracy writes, “Stat, a digital publication in Boston founded in 2015, was early to a story that would dominate the news. In January, a month before the first […]
