Breaking Down The U.S. Drug Shortage Problem
There are hundreds of ongoing drug shortages in the U.S. Generic drugs, particularly injectables, are most affected.
by Indira Khera, Eli Cahan, on July 12, 2024, Science Friday
White noise machines for infants can be dangerously loud, study says
By Dr. Abimbola Okulaja and Dr. Sejal Parekh
June 27, 2024 Story from Health Dr. Abimbola Okulaja, Dr. Sejal Parekh , ABC News
Infant mortality increases over 12% in Texas after near total abortion ban enacted in 2021: Study
By Dr. Sejal Parekh
June 24, 2024 Story from Health Dr. Sejal Parekh , ABC News
More than 4,000 additional robotic pets to be given to seniors in New York to combat loneliness
By Dr. Sejal Parekh
June 15, 2024 Story from Health Dr. Sejal Parekh , ABC News
New study shows up to 43% of US households are not storing guns securely
By Dr. Michelle March and Dr. Sejal Parekh
June 13, 2024 Story from Health Dr. Michelle March, Dr. Sejal Parekh , ABC News
1st tribally affiliated medical school in US graduates inaugural class of doctors
By Dr. Sejal Parekh
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Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties, by Sejal Parekh
This reported piece combines narrative, expert interviews, and FOIA data analysis to discuss potential solutions for violence against California ER workers.
Amid Mental Health Staffing Crunch, Medi-Cal Patients Help One Another - California Healthline, by Indira Khera
This piece was published by California Healthline and the San Fransisco Chronicle. It focuses on a peer leader in Solano County and explores how these leaders can help ease California's behavioral health workforce shortage.
Syphilis cases are rising in babies. Illinois has a potential solution, by Indira Khera
This episode was published by NPR's science podcast Short Wave. It takes the listener inside of Illinois' perinatal syphilis warmline, a phone line started last year clinicians can call for guidance on newborn syphilis.
The new RSV shot, a national shortage, and what that means for you, by Sejal Parekh
This “news you can use” piece was published in the Navajo Times, the main print paper distributed on Navajo Nation. The article describes current RSV shot shortages, and provides actionable steps for readers to obtain the immunization.