Journalists who attend the virtual symposium are eligible to apply for our Impact Reporting Fund on Child Welfare, which provides reporting stipends of $2,000 to $10,000 and five months of one-on-one ...

A writer’s friend was cured of hepatitis C, yet only 1 in 3 infected Americans get curative antivirals amid insurance ...

In a corner of a large visiting hall at California State Prison, Corcoran, six men in purple caps and gowns sat in a circle on an early August afternoon, waiting to graduate. The ceremony did not ...

After 20 years in a California prison, Ursula Gomez was handed to ICE and deported to Mexico, a country she left at 5. Now ...

Some years ago, a friend of mine co-authored a book called “Hungry,” with her daughter. It recounted the years when my friend, Sheila Himmel, worked as a newspaper restaurant critic, dining out night ...

An alarming number of Black LGBTQ+ young people tried to end their lives in the past year. According to a national survey by The Trevor Project, 19% of Black LGBTQ+ youth reported attempting suicide ...

Tens of millions of Americans have been denied coverage for a treatment prescribed by their doctor. That’s anywhere from 20% to 70% of people with health insurance, according to various surveys. And ...

Yosef Berlyand had $263,000 in medical school debt when he graduated in 2019. He has scrupulously made loan payments since then. With accumulated interest, he now owes $271,000. The stress of bearing ...

The rapid expansion of supersize data centers to power AI may not seem like a big story for health journalists. The growing public backlash has focused on the environmental impact: the massive use of ...

Last September, I visited the Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain a temporary disabled tag for my car, since I had surgery scheduled for a hip replacement. While I waited for my number to be called ...

Every moment in sports has become a wager, and not just on who will win the Super Bowl or how many strikeouts a pitcher will throw. With a quick tap on your phone, you can bet on what color Gatorade ...