Editor Picks
Solving the mystery of Room 106
A Philadelphia classroom is filled with dangerous levels of lead and asbestos while the unresponsive school district is missing in action.
Southern California ERs look for answers to the crush of newly insured patients at their doors
One solution to allay the high numbers may be a pilot project the Los Angeles County Fire Department is trying out: a “health care on wheels.”
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Stories of health care sticker shock are everywhere. Will they change anything?
Journalists are playing a key role in highlighting outrageous health care price tags. Why this flood of stories now? And will they make a difference?
The latest from our community
How a single sentence unlocked the story of missing care in jails
In California’s county jails, a reporter finds far more obstacles to getting data on health care than expected.
'I feel like a prisoner' says man who lost his sight due to diabetes
Francisco Castro wrote this story while participating in the USC Center for Health Journalism‘s California Fellowship.
The Children of Central City
For the young boys on the New Orleans' Davis Park football team, it’s not a matter of if they’ve been exposed to violence — it’s how often.
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Look here for health intern, writer & editor positions around the country
The Buffalo News seeks a reporter to cover how the health care industry is reshaping Western New York. See details of that and more in this week's round-up.
Diabetes robs Latinos of prosperous lives
This article was produced as a project for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s California Fellowship.
Southern California emergency room use has actually risen after the passage of Obamacare
ER visits grew an average of 4 percent every year from 2010 to 2016.
The story behind 'The Children of Central City'
How does exposure to violence affect innocent young bystanders? What lasting damage does it cause? The Times-Picayune debuts an ambitous new series.
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Reporters reveal deep faults in Arizona’s swollen foster care system
Since the Great Recession, Arizona has cut programs that help poor families and spent more money on foster care and adoption services. The results have been tragic.
