Journalists Give Rundown on Bird Flu Risks, HIV Rates, and the Fate of Shuttered Hospitals
³Ô¹Ï²»´òìÈ Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell discussed farmworkers and their risk of contracting bird flu on KGNU on Sept. 5.
- Read Bichell’s “With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu“
³Ô¹Ï²»´òìÈ Northern California correspondent Vanessa G. Sánchez discussed HIV rates among Latinos in San Francisco on KQED on Aug. 26.
- Read Sánchez’s ““
On WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Aug. 23, ³Ô¹Ï²»´òìÈ contributor Andy Miller discussed “certificate of need” laws — which allow existing hospitals and other health facilities to block would-be competitors’ plans to expand by arguing there’s insufficient need for their services.
- Read “Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in Georgia” by Miller and Sam Whitehead