This story was produced by Joshua Yeager for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 California Fellowship.
Patient Safety and Ethics
Of 26 health systems surveyed by MedCity News, nearly half used automated tools to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, but none of them were regulated. Even as some hospitals continued using these algorithms, experts cautioned against their use in high-stakes decisions.
A reporter explains how she found women willing to speak out about substandard maternity care in south Texas by posting messages on Facebook.
Thousands of children are sent away to Utah for treatment at “troubled-teen” centers and wilderness programs. But it has been hard to identify what places have a good track record and which ones don’t.
11Alive started the research by talking with several parents that made the decision to abandon their child or are struggling with the question.
A reporter looks back at the past year of the pandemic and the effect it’s had on the Golden State's disabled community. What lessons can be learned for the future?
Activists will now aim for federal legislation that will encourage more oversight.
As coronavirus challenges mounted last year, officials scrambled to move resources around where needs were greatest.
Havenwood Academy faced no sanctions for the incident, despite multiple investigations.
A survey of Californians sheds new light on how the pandemic is shifting attitudes.