Cindy Goodman

Cindy Goodman is a veteran journalist, former business writer, and currently a health reporter for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She provided critical health information to residents throughout the pandemic and exposed suppression of data that hid COVID deaths. Goodman also has covered high-profile health topics in Florida including abortion restrictions, the monkeypox outbreak, a Hepatitis A outbreak, and the youth mental health crisis. She has a bachelor's and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Florida. She has received recognition for her reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Florida Society of News Editors, the Esserman Knight Foundation and Media News Group.

Articles

Children & Families

Are midwives and doulas the answer to keeping more Black babies alive?

Florida’s infant mortality crisis | A South Florida Sun Sentinel special report

Women's and Maternal Health

Children & Families

Babies born early, ill, or dead: Florida spends millions on prevention. Why isn’t it getting better?

Born to die: Florida’s infant mortality crisis | A South Florida Sun Sentinel special report

Women's and Maternal Health

Image of a baby in a crib hooked up to life-saving machines

Children & Families

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Steep cost of long-term preemie care takes heavy toll on overburdened families

Florida doctors see a health crisis unfolding: Infant mortality rates in the state persist at levels higher than the national average, but equally as concerning is the rising number of premature births.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform