Health care reporter, Washington, D.C
These are my stories.
News Stories & Features
I’m the Washington correspondent for MedPage Today. My work has also been published by Narratively, Scientific American, KPBS, Salon, The Week , and U.S. News & World Report.
COVID-19 Yet Another Challenge for Grandfamilies
For Many in Child Welfare, 2020 Is a Lost Year
Nurse Suicide Under The Radar
In late November 2018, a nurse in Southern California took her own life.
The Nurses Are Not Alright
Four in 10 nurses under age 34 are isolated, lonely, or depressed.
Nurse Suicides: Talk to a Colleague
Sandy Hook Responder: “I hope I’m not Broken”
Inmates and Staff Fearful as Coronavirus Strikes Prisons, Jails
What Evidence Is Aiding School Reopening Decisions?
The Bank of Bygone Bookmarks
Essure Device Stirring Trouble on the Hill
How Can Jails Keep COVID-19 at Bay? ID Specialists Weigh In
Her Golden Gloves
The Unseen Lives of Anorexic Men
What Has COVID-19 Done to Child Welfare
The evidence is unclear; some see the pandemic as a chance to revamp systems toward prevention
Nurse Suicides: Getting Help Before it’s Too Late
What is gaslighting?
COVID-19 Testing Lags in Prisons and Jails
Could First Responders Save More Mass Shooting Victims?
Who Responds Best to Mental Health Emergencies?
Could COVID-19 Pandemic Increase Physician Burnout, Suicide?
Podcasts, Interviews, Facebook Live:
Stolen Identity: Black Sniper, Black Doctor (podcast)
This story is from the Anamnesis episode called Stolen Identity and starts at 2:30 on the podcast. It's from Brian Williams, MD, an associate professor of trauma and acute care surgery at the University of Chicago and host of the podcast Race, Violence & Medicine.
Nurse Suicides: Getting Help Before It’s Too Late (interview)
I speak with KPBS about the series I wrote on Nurse Suicides, which the station co-pubished. The series was funded through a grant from the Solutions Journalism Network.
Unpacking the 21st Century Cures Act (interview)
I chat with WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee’s NPR about the provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Schools In: Reopening in the Midst of COVID-19 (Facebook Live)
MedPage Today speaks with Tina Q. Tan, MD, professor of pediatrics and a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, a pediatrician, book author, blogger, chief medical officer for SpoonfulOne and MedPage Today's editorial board member about the challenges facing teachers, students, parents and staff as schools around the country begin to reopen, either in person, online or in some hybrid form.