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'Poisoned City' series investigates how pollution harms border communities
For years, the New River has been plagued by toxic pollutants and raw sewage spills. In 2016, two Desert Sun journalists set out to discover why.
Hospitals rethink ERs ahead of growing wave of senior frequent fliers
As the country faces a deluge of older patients, emergency departments nationwide are seeking ways to improve senior care.
In California’s Central Valley, lack of mental health training for police leads to fatal encounter
In the final moments of Jontell Reedom's life, viewers see him jogging away from the officers. Moments later, officers would fire eight rounds into him, killing him.
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Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: WBUR, The Dallas Morning News and Men's Health
WBUR is seeking a multimedia journalist to join their CommonHealth unit - a multi-platform effort to report on health, medicine and life sciences.
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Join a global news network
The Associated Press seeks an enterprising reporter with a proven track record of developing sources and breaking stories to cover science, based in New York.
Can a California law cracking down on vaccine exemptions overcome flaws?
While personal belief exemptions from vaccines were banned in California, the state saw a subsequent rise in medical exemptions. The law's language is partly to blame, a new study says.
How do you tell the story of a huge early childhood program over time?
For 20 years, First 5 has used the tobacco tax revenue to finance health, education and other programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. What have we learned?
Mental Reinforcements
Tulare County law enforcement attempts to make strides in robust officer training about how to deal with residents with mental health problems.
What I learned reporting on Sacramento’s effort to get dying people off the streets
When I walked into Room 104 at a Motel 6 along a busy Sacramento road, I entered a deeper understanding of a complicated and growing crisis.
Five years after his son's suicide, Creigh Deeds is impatient with the pace of mental health reform
A Virginia state senator voices impatience with the work of a commission he launched, which has secured mental health reforms but has not yet led to the wholesale change envisioned.
Gardening for mental health? L.A. County tries new strategy in Watts
Recent research suggests gardens and green spaces have a positive effect on nearby residents' mental health. L.A. County is embracing the strategy in Watts.
