health and medical reporting
I am a writer and editor who has focused on consumer health for more than 20 years. I report on a broad range of health and science topics online and in print, but I have a special interest in how gender, culture and ethnicity contribute to health disparities.
<p>When I pitched my idea for the National Journalism Fellowship, I was excited about exploring the role that medical breakthroughs in the nation’s elite laboratories would — or would not — have on health care disparities.</p>
<p>Medical breakthroughs in curing sickle-cell anemia and treating prostate cancer and HIV/AIDS may dramatically improve life for millions of patients, but significant barriers keep many African Americans from receiving this new, high-quality care.</p>
<p>Medical breakthroughs in curing sickle-cell anemia and treating HIV/AIDS and prostate cancer may dramatically improve life for the millions of people struggling with these diseases, but there are significant barriers that may keep African Americans from receiving this advanced care.</p>
