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Black children are more likely to be treated like adults in U.S. elementary schools
October 18, 2022
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These issues have received little to no reporting, but a new project aims to change that.
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Medication-assisted treatment is the gold standard for pregnant people with opioid use disorder. Can they get it?
October 17, 2022
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For many, getting access to life-saving treatment has proven difficult.
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Coronavirus Files: New boosters authorized for elementary-age kids
October 17, 2022
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Also, pandemic stimulus funds miss many vulnerable Americans, and a fresh focus on COVID-created pregnancy complications.
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Three reporters share how they overcame data challenges to tell meaningful stories
October 14, 2022
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Reporters Edwin Rios, Justin Murphy and Emily Bader share key takeaways from their data-driven journeys.
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Los Angeles is locking up more people with mental illness than ever before. Why?
October 14, 2022
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Diversion programs were touted as a way to lower the number of people with mental illness in county jails.
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L.A. Times’ public records ace Kimbriell Kelly shares strategies for successful requests
October 14, 2022
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“I have learned through the school of hard knocks from public records,” Kelly told reporters at the 2022 Data Fellowship.
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What needs to change to really address the lack of health care in vulnerable communities?
October 13, 2022
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A new reporting project seeks to create a roadmap for health care executives on where the most high-need places are in the country and what they should do about it.
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How community-centered reporting on hygiene stations for LA’s unhoused led to change
October 12, 2022
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From the beginning, Lexis-Olivier Ray knew that he wanted to foreground the experiences of those most affected.
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Schools are not keeping thousands of high schools athletes safe from dangerous levels of heat
October 12, 2022
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High school athletes keep collapsing from heat stress. Why isn't more being done to prevent this?
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Hospitals struggle to care for low-income, wildfire-stricken communities in the Sierras
October 12, 2022
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In ordinary times, rural hospitals operate in a precarious financial position. But the past few years have not been ordinary times for hospitals.
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AP’s Ron Nixon reflects on transformation from corner data geek to newsroom ace
October 10, 2022
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From periphery to a core skillset: Nixon reflects on massive shift in data journalism's role in newsgathering.
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Washington youth facing mental health crises are stuck living in hospitals, waiting for care
October 10, 2022
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The state is facing a hospital boarding crisis, compounded by vast mental health care deserts.
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Black infant deaths are soaring in North Carolina
October 10, 2022
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The U.S. has the worst maternal mortality rate among developed countries, and North Carolina has one of the highest rates of infant deaths in the nation.
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The Coronavirus Files
Scientists eye omicron descendants for potential new wave
October 10, 2022
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Also, the pandemic exacerbated domestic violence against Black women, and fresh research on the dreaded Paxlovid rebound.
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The Coronavirus Files
Dr. Anthony Fauci talks to WaPo's Dan Diamond on the pandemic and where we go from here
October 06, 2022
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“I think it would be a bit cavalier to all of a sudden say, We’re completely through with it,” Dr. Fauci said at a center event this week.

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