September 29, 2009
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The National Health Journalism seminar begins on Sunday, when 15 National Health Journalism fellowship recipients (and five... more
September 29, 2009
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This week, I'm going to focus on the best bloggers, tweeters and online aggregators to help you stay abreast of developments in this year's biggest health stories: H1N1/swine flu and health reform... more
September 28, 2009
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I write about health issues for the St. Louis Beacon. My challenge is to convince diverse groups to engage in constructive dialogue about tackling health care access, disparities and costs.I'm... more
September 28, 2009
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In 2002, when I was covering medicine for The Orange County Register, we produced a series of stories called "Doctors... more
September 27, 2009
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My National Health Journalism Fellowship project involves exploring whether an approach taken by Grand Junction, western Colorado's largest city, could work elsewhere and possibly be a model for... more
September 26, 2009
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I'm looking forward to going to Los Angeles Oct. 4!
Working with my colleague, Mariana Alvarado, I'll be reporting on a project about the link between obesity and poverty in children. The... more
September 26, 2009
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Through three separate stories I will delve into some of Wisconsin's most poignant health disparities, including infant mortality rates that are worse than those in some third-world countries, one... more
September 26, 2009
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The yearning for a male child in some Asian cultures -- Indian, Korean and Chinese in particular – runs deep. A male child is perceived as someone who will be a breadwinner when he grows up and... more
September 26, 2009
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Recently, at a meeting of social workers serving African immigrants, I brought up the issue of mental health. “We don’t have a problem with mental illness in the African community,” a caseworker... more
September 25, 2009
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A little known Oregon law requires hospitals to provide written notification of serious adverse events to all victims (or families of victims). The law is largely ignored; last year 40 such... more
September 25, 2009
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Clair Jordan, the executive director of the Texas Nurses Association for the past 30 years, has seen nurses in a lot of difficult situations.
September 24, 2009
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September 23, 2009
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We've all done it at some point or another. Waking up after a fitful night of sleep, we've pumped ourselves full of caffeine and sugar to get through the day. Despite our efforts, we remain on the... more
September 23, 2009
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Nurses have one of the toughest jobs in health care.
Anyone who has delivered a baby in a hospital knows how much work they do, only to see all the credit go to the doctor who comes in for... more
September 23, 2009
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The year 2010 will mark an important milestone: the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Through photos, audio and video clips and thoroughly-reported copy my project, "The Children of Katrina... more
