-
After transgender reversal, health care providers worry about impact
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind federal guidelines to schools on bathroom use for transgender students had been long…
-
Records review prompts long-term project for Oklahoma reporter
Jaclyn Cosgrove, a health writer at The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City, was sorting through jail inspection reports from the state…
-
Some help with the challenges of tracking down lead data
Lead contamination continues to make headlines more than a year after the Flint municipal lead crisis in Michigan hit the…
-
Experts urge hospitals, doctors to address health equity
Amid wider changes being debated for the nation’s health care system, what is in store for communities seeking to narrow…
-
Patients, doctors get snarled in Trump’s travel ban
As the legal drama continues to unfold over the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce travel restrictions on people from seven…
-
Reporting team tackles lead scourge in Philly
Reading through a recent story in the Philadelphia Daily News on lead plaguing the city’s houses, I realized the story…
-
Areas to explore when it comes to gender’s impact on health
When it comes to social determinants and health, gender is one of the uncontrollable risk factors that can impact health.…
-
Citing WHO data, writer gives thanks for health gains
This holiday season, Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post turned away from politics to acknowledge some important recent health gains.…
-
Lead crisis shifts as infrastructure crumbles, experts say
A year after the Flint water crisis made national waves, the legacy of lead continues to draw attention as reporters…
-
How one writer looked inward to reassess pronouns and gender
I have yet to find a writer who hasn’t looked back on a story and found something that they could…