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When the trauma of a difficult birth leaves mothers devastated, alone
While maternal depression has been widely covered in recent years, we don't often talk about the emotional trauma and devastation mothers can face from a difficult labor and delivery.
Suicide has become a teenage reality in Colorado
Mental health and teen suicide have become massive topics in Colorado, especially in recent months as a high school near Denver reported two student deaths in a single semester.
USC Annenberg names 20 National Fellows and awards grants for reporting on health and child well-being
We’re delighted to announce the selection of 20 journalists who will be joining us from across the country to participate in the Center for Health Journalism’s 2019 National Fellowship.
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Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: INSIDER is hiring a full-time editor to focus on health.
INSIDER is looking for a new editor for their health vertical to cover a wide range of topics, from nutrition to rare diseases to sex and relationships, and the health editor should be excited about tackling all of these and more.
In the wake of devastating hurricanes, Puerto Rican government mum as disease claimed lives
A journalist shares key lessons from reporting on the Puerto Rican government's failed responses to a dangerous disease that spread after two hurricanes ravaged the island.
Just how far would you go to protect a source?
What can you do to make sure you’re not in a position where outing a source is an option?
A crime reporter juggles beat duty to tell deeper story of domestic violence in Sacramento’s black community
At first the story of Dajha Richards' death was poised to be another daily about a fatal shooting. But as reporter Molly Sullivan combed through her social media accounts, she found a much deeper story of love and abuse.
La comunidad transgénero debe hacer frente a desafíos especiales al no tener cobertura de salud
A menudo, las personas trans enfrentan importantes obstáculos al intentar navegar el sistema de salud y tener acceso a tratamientos hormonales, terapias de salud mental y procedimientos quirúrgicos.
How I tried to go beyond clickbait stories of poor health in Virginia’s coalfields
“You understand you can’t change a culture on a dime," a CEO of a local health system told me. "You have to transform a culture over time."
Being uninsured poses unique health care challenges for the transgender community
Transgender individuals often face significant hurdles trying to navigate the health care system and access hormonal, mental health therapies and surgical procedures
How do you find out which programs offer the gold standard in opioid addiction treatment?
If you were to seek opioid addiction treatment for yourself or a loved one, what are the chances you'd run into a facility that didn’t offer the best possible treatment?
