This story was produced as a project for the 2018 California Fellowship, a program of the Center for Health Journalism at USC Annenberg.
Environmental Health
Among the key takeaways: "Establish your credibility early and often with all of your potential sources."
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An investigation into a Sacramento gun range ultimately spurred new legislation to better protect workers from lead poisoning.
Emotional neglect, physical abuse, divorce, a household riven by addiction — science shows that traumas like these in childhood cause poorer health later in life, both mentally and physically.
This story was produced as part of a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
The tide of ER visits rose in Southern California after Obamacare became law, growing about 27 percent from 2010 to 2016.
A new study looking at survival rates of black, Hispanic and white children finds that racial disparities for some cancers can actually be explained by socioeconomic status.
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