"Saving Face”, a traditional Confucian concept, delineates the purpose of social exchange to promote self-esteem and ...

A report shows California's Medi-Cal dental program still struggles, with fewer kids seeing dentists. Disparities in heart health, OB-GYN training, and telehealth access also persist across groups.

Colorado school districts dramatically increased their use of out-of-school suspensions as pandemic-era staffing shortages ...

A quiet crisis is unfolding in the hallways and bathrooms of high schools in Sacramento. Vaping, once thought to be a safer ...

Marjorie Lauderdale, a resident of Palm Springs, is a caregiver. She is also 80 years old. Lauderdale cares for her wife, Deidre, 77, who suffered multiple strokes. Marjorie starts her day by changing ...

Our California Fellowship is designed to support reporters in the Golden State pursuing ambitious, enterprising projects on overlooked health and health equity issues. You decide what stories need to ...

Our competitive Fellowship programs offer individualized mentorship, generous reporting stipends ranging from $2,000 to $10,000, and a week-long training institute that includes inspiring trips in the ...

Teena Apeles is the national engagement editor at the Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism. A native Angeleno, prior to joining the ...

Jason deBruyn has been the WUNC health reporter since 2020, and has been in the WUNC newsroom since 2016. In his role covering health, deBruyn focuses not only on the COVID-19 pandemic, but also on ...