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The Coronavirus Files, The Health Divide
Left Behind: Waiting for a vaccine, as a disabled college student
March 04, 2021
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Syreeta Nolan's life as a disabled student with multiple chronic illnesses was complicated before the pandemic. Once COVID-19 hit, delays in care, lack of academic accommodations, and exclusion from... more
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The Coronavirus Files, The Health Divide
Left Behind: Waiting for a vaccine, as a disabled college student
March 04, 2021
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Syreeta Nolan's life as a disabled student with multiple chronic illnesses was complicated before the pandemic. Once COVID-19 hit, delays in care, lack of academic accommodations, and exclusion from... more
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Career GPS
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: The Center for Health Journalism seeks a manager of projects!
March 02, 2021
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The Conversation US is looking for a science editor in Boston or Brooklyn. The Star Telegram in Fort Worth, Texas is seeking a health and wellness reporter.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: LGBTQ face added risk; third vaccine authorized; U.S. variants rise
March 02, 2021
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COVID-19 risks for sexual minorities, vaccines for people of color go astray, Johnson & Johnson shipping soon
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The Coronavirus Files
Left Behind: Chronically ill but still ineligible for vaccine
March 02, 2021
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For voice actor Abbey Veffer, who suffers from a serious chronic disease, high priority in California's COVID-19 vaccine distribution seemed to be a given. Then the state changed to an age-based... more
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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
Can a problem-plagued department fulfill a billion-dollar plan to address SF’s homelessness?
March 02, 2021
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The city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is the main agency that oversees San Francisco’s shelters and services — and it has little to no oversight.
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Children's Health Matters
Building trust is tough, but advocacy group opens door for series on ‘grandfamilies’
February 26, 2021
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How do you reach a socially isolated group of older adults who might not have the online presence we expect of younger people?
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The Coronavirus Files
Excerpt: Fighting viral misinformation takes more than facts — it requires history
February 24, 2021
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Dr. Seema Yasmin shares an excerpt from her new book, "Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall for Them.”
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Career GPS
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: STAT is looking for a science writer
February 23, 2021
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STAT is looking for a science writer; The Wilmington Star News is seeking a health and education reporter.
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The Health Divide
San Francisco’s health coverage program has been a lifeline – but it doesn’t reach many who need it
February 23, 2021
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Medical care and safety net programs are not reaching low-income and immigrant communities in places such as SF.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Life Expectancy Drops; Essential Workers Struggle; Kids Getting Sicker; Vaccines vs. Variants
February 22, 2021
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This week's Coronavirus Files newsletter: Life expectancy plummets, essential workers unprotected, vaccines vs. South Africa variant
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Remaking Health Care
America’s disability lifelines are badly eroded when we need them most
February 22, 2021
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The drop in the number of new recipients for disability benefits comes in the midst of a devastating public health crisis that has led to massive unmet needs.
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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
A reporter looks at why one town's homeless residents die so young
February 19, 2021
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Being homeless poses huge daily health risks, and Santa Cruz, California offers no exception.
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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
In California's wine country, vulnerable residents slammed by COVID-19 and wildfires in same year
February 18, 2021
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“Disasters have a way of exposing the most vulnerable among us, and putting them in harm’s way,” a local nonprofit leader told me.
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The Coronavirus Files
The Coronavirus Files: Money Matters, School Reopenings, At-Home Tests
February 18, 2021
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This week's Coronavirus Files newsletter: Money Matters, School Reopenings, At-Home Tests

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  1. America’s disability lifelines are badly eroded when we need them most
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