Public Health Journalism this Week
Arizona Legislature OKs major reforms for assisted living facilities (azcentral.com) Republic series are IRE investigative journalism award winner, finalist (azcentral.com) Arizona assisted living: The places…
Day: April 12, 2024
Doctors Take on Dental Duties to Reach Low-income and Uninsured Patients
From CBS News Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots a…
Houston’s Latino Children Struggle with Diabetes, Health Challenges
Nearly one of every two people are Latino in Harris County, Texas, which is home to Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city. As the Latino communi…
EPA Issues Contaminant Limit for ‘Forever Chemicals’ (PFAS): Finally Clearing the Way for their Regulation in Drinking Water
EPA just established a maximum limit (Maximum Contaminant Level) for PFAS (aka perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they the…
NASA Invites Media to Mars Sample Return Update
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. PDT), Monday, April 15, to discuss the agency’s response to a Mars Sample…