Journalists Give Rundown on Bird Flu Risks, HIV Rates, and the Fate of Shuttered Hospitals
51ÊÓƵ Health News 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“
51ÊÓƵ Health News 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, 51ÊÓƵ Health News 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