Reporting on Health

How I reported on the Bay Area’s homeless population during the pandemic

nicolekarlis0718 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Hard-earned tips on how to stay nimble when current events supplant your grand reporting plans.

Coronavirus Files: COVID-19 long haulers may have rogue antibodies

camobi — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:17:02 +0000

Coronavirus Files: COVID-19 long haulers may have rogue antibodies, Black Americans most hesitant to receive COVID-19 vaccine, Food workers go hungry during pandemic

Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Tradeoffs is looking for a podcast reporter

camobi — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 23:47:27 +0000

Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Tradeoffs is looking for a podcast reporter and producer

Find out who is counting the dead — and why that matters

William Heisel — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Asking the question of who is counting deaths in your area can help audiences understand whether COVID-19 deaths may be overcounted or undercounted.

Reporting on ICE? Use these tips to pry open records and tell real stories

AAlbaladejo — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Hard-won lessons from an investigation into ICE's failure to provide adequate medical care to detainees on its privately chartered jets.

Evicted Monterey County renters face greater risk of contracting COVID-19

KCimini_Salinas — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:50:00 +0000

Renters are left out in the cold when their new landlord raises the rent by hundreds of dollars or requires all renters move out before they take over the building.

O.C. mental health leaders brainstorm ways to better serve Cambodian and Vietnamese refugee communities

aconstante — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Dr. Clayton Chau, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, joined a group of Asian American medical providers, officials, advocates and journalists to speak about mental health.

Oregon Activists Who Opposed Public Health Efforts to Increase Vaccination Rates Are Now Running for Office

Rachel Monahan — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0000

“There are many Oregonians who believe strongly enough in medical freedom that the vaccine issue makes them single-issue voters.”

Let’s not forget the yawning chasm between Trump and Biden on health care

Trudy Lieberman — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:30:32 +0000

What Donald Trump and Joe Biden have said about five important heath policy issues likely to be on the table in the next administration.

Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Grist is looking for an environmental justice fellow

camobi — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 08:50:15 +0000

Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Grist is looking for an environmental justice fellow