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Losing a baby is the most tragic of human experiences. Whether we lose a child during pregnancy, or from unexpected complications after the baby is born–the grief and pain need to be addressed. If not, they’ll likely resurface, wreaking havoc on our mental health....

“I think one of the things that’s changing is the desire to let people see themselves in the data,” ProPublica's Charlie Ornstein told fellow journalists at the 2017 California Data Fellowship on Saturday.

The CEO of the largest publicly operated health plan in the U.S. makes the case for why we should stop referring to the Affordable Care Act as Obamacare.

“California is way better situated to handle a lot of the bumps that are happening right now than pretty much any other state,” AP's Meghan Hoyer told journalists this week.

For journalists looking to ground their reporting in reliable data, the challenge is to find the right dataset to quantify the particular health issue you're investigating. Luckily, AP's Meghan Hoyer is here to help with that.

Why are so many young children in California not being screened for developmental issues, despite clear guidelines that they should be?

Applications are now open for the 2018 California Fellowship, plus health journalist jobs available.

Mike Berens of The Chicago Tribune offers a master-level introduction to what can be achieved with an open mind and a deep committment to quantifying the stories he pursues.

Orange County has the second highest number of opioid-related deaths in the state after Los Angeles, and the epidemic is hitting hardest among people in their golden years.

Are California regulators in denial about the dangers of lead? The state's response to previous lead-poisoning crises raise plenty of doubts.