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; ...

There’s growing evidence that medicine risks losing talent from poor and working-class, Black and Latino communities.

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

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

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 ...

Mary Chris Jaklevic is a veteran health care journalist. She recently worked as a reporter and editor for HealthNewsReview.org. She's served on the board of the Association of Health Care Journalists ...

The Center for Health Journalism is pleased to announce the selection of six California journalists who will be participating in our Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund. The USC Annenberg Center ...