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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: FDA vaccine committee OKs move to all-bivalent vaccines
January 30, 2023
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Also this week: Latino teens take the lead in vaccine education, and fresh signs the tripledemic is on the wane.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Pandemic endangers minority cancer patients, pregnant people
January 23, 2023
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In other news, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes aim at vaccine and mask mandates.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Congress investigates pandemic response as White House eyes end of emergency
January 17, 2023
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GOP-led House takes aim at COVID origins, U.S. response. Also, public health experts see value in monitoring wastewater to detect new viral threats.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
Detroit’s Black residents are choking on industrial air pollution, with little help from the state
December 27, 2022
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What happens to the health of Detroit residents when an auto company expands its nearby plant? Emissions and health data offer clues.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
The toxic legacy of San Francisco’s Hunters Point Naval Shipyards
December 22, 2022
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A Superfund site in San Francisco has long been eyed for future affordable housing. But is the land safe to build on?
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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
The dangers posed by wildfire smoke to workers seemed like a stale story. I happily proved myself wrong.
December 20, 2022
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"The question kept lingering in the back of my mind: What’s new about this story?"
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Reports outline long COVID’s deadly toll, and millions saved by vaccines
December 19, 2022
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Also, U.S. returns to pre-pandemic immigration policies, and free tests by mail has been relaunched.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Widespread masking remains unlikely as holidays fuel viral surges
December 12, 2022
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In other news, women, Black and Asian people left out of COVID trials, and Congress poised to terminate military vaccine mandate.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
Excessive nitrate in groundwater is hurting rural and small-town Nebraskans
December 09, 2022
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Nebraska’s children are at risk of being sickened by the state's corn and cattle industries — and the state’s failure to regulate them.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Seniors bear the brunt of brewing surge; misinformation runs rampant
December 05, 2022
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Also, grassroots health organizations left out of COVID funding, and infections are on the rise as winter approaches.
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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
Persistence and deep research prove strong allies for reporting project on state’s new approach to LA County’s unhoused
November 23, 2022
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I’m writing this after six months of research, drafts and rewrites for my fellowship series about a new California health program called CalAIM, or California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal....
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: BQ variants on the rise, Moderna booster fights omicron
November 21, 2022
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A pair of variants likely to dominate the early winter months are emerging from the Scrabble soup.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Midterms to influence pandemic policies; evictions proceed apace
November 14, 2022
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A Republican-controlled House could have big consequences for America’s ongoing battle against COVID.
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Remaking Health Care
Older and disabled Americans are languishing for years on waiting lists for home care. Why don’t we fix this?
November 10, 2022
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South Carolina officials told Brandie Makrin that something traumatic had to happen to her 21-year-old autistic son before he could get the help he needed.
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Can Washington state deliver on its promise of better care for vulnerable moms and children?
November 08, 2022
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Well before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, there were rumblings of what was coming. Last December, as the Dobbs v. Jackson case made its way through the courts, a post-Roe future revealed... more

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