Editor Picks
![[Photo by John Moore/Getty Images]](https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/files/styles/editor_picks_front_large/public/title_images/unnamed_229.jpg?itok=k38JD6GG)
Can nurse practitioners solve the country’s primary care shortage?
“There’s real hope that help is on the way,” health workforce researcher Edward Salsberg said.
We’ve all seen the stories of outrageous health care bills. What’s next?
Stories of absurd bills have been great for boosting awareness, but the next batch needs to take a harder look at the politics halting change, writes Trudy Lieberman.
When the data isn’t there for the story you’re trying to tell
A data journalism project turns into a lesson in how even data from authoritative sources can be misleading.
The latest from our community
Investigation finds LA Harbor-area smog challenges grow as new health threats emerge
The ports of LA and Long Beach together emit 100 tons of smog daily, according to air quality officials. Even more toxic chemicals are spewed by traffic, refineries and rail yards.
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Join a growing platform and community at Well + Good
Well + Good needs a Senior Health and Food Editor to help take Well+Good’s health and nutrition content to the next level.
New Orleans City Council calls for increase in trauma services for children
On the heels of the fellowship series "The Children of Central City," the New Orleans City Council recently approved a resolution calling for a citywide approach to childhood trauma.
After murder, a family grapples with generations of trauma
What began as a murder of a black man in a Midwestern town in 1959 spiraled into a pattern of racial violence and trauma visited on one family over successive generations.
For valley fever survivors, a growing need: wigs
The antifungal drugs used to treat valley fever can cause hair loss. With the number of valley fever cases on the rise, a wig shop in Bakersfield, Calif., is helping women feel better about themselves.
Hurricane revealed gulf between Texans who can afford to rebuild — and everyone else
Over the course of a single night, four generations of Sabine Wiegand’s family were suddenly left without a home....
State officials show little interest in providing quality of care information for poor
Californians remain without a scorecard to track the performance of Medicaid provider groups, and state officials don't seem eager to change that.
How a surgeon helped solve the problem of far too few black organ donors
Community outreach has been particularly powerful in curbing dramatic disparities in organ donation between white and black Americans.
