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 ...

I was at my desk at work one day many years ago when an old boyfriend called. He told me he’d just been diagnosed with hepatitis C, probably had it when we were together and urged me to get tested. I ...

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 ...