Nitrogen pollution from agricultural fertilizer contaminates the water for over 14,000 people in the Salinas Valley.

In a state known for innovation, maternal deaths still fall hardest on Black, Indigenous and low-income families.

Black gay men face major PrEP access gaps due to cost, stigma, mistrust, and provider silence—despite high HIV impact; ...

Are stricter felony drug possession penalties effective tools for propelling users into care? One reporter's deep dive raises serious doubts.

Holly J. McDede has spent over four years as a reporter for KALW public radio, producing in depth, sound rich audio pieces on everything from a reunion for former Alcatraz inmates to mental health ...

Mary Otto is a former Washington Post Reporter and winner of the 2010 Gies Award for Outstanding Achievement for her reporting on dental care for the poor, she is now on sabbatical authoring a book on ...

I'm a freelance health care journalist whose work focuses on helping consumers understand how to navigate the health care system, pay for health care, and make sense of health reform's impact. I also ...

I'm a health reporter for ASIA, the Journal of Culture and Commerce, a newspaper serving the Asian and Pacific Islander community in Southern California. My health column, Health Talk, appears monthly ...

There’s growing evidence that medicine risks losing talent from poor and working-class, Black and Latino communities. Ultimately, patient care will suffer as a result.

The USC Center for Health Journalism is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Ethnic Media Collaborative, with a Feb.

In 1988, Narinder Singh Thandi started working as a motor coach driver for Amtrak. He was the only Sikh working out of the Sacramento office. He drove for hours across California, shuttling from city ...

If you are Black or have Black children, it’s likely you or your child may have experienced adultification bias. Word In Black compiled this guide to help people understand what this bias is and how ...