Health Care reporter, The San Diego Union-Tribune Signal: 619-630-9841
Oceanside, CA
Joined April 2011
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Cancer vaccines are just so interesting.
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It’s stunning that, after decades of focus on preventing medical harm, one in four Medicare patients is still estimated to be injured when receiving care.
Bravo!
🧵We are so excited to announce that freelance reporter @kellylynndavis, who has long shone a light on San Diego jail deaths, is our 2023 Journalist of the Year.
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The ongoing rise in congenital syphilis is heartbreaking. As a skeptical journalist I can say unequivocally: Every woman must have prenatal care.
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A delightful dissection of the "Deltacron" story that wasn't: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
This piece by @GaryWarthUT and @TeriFigueroaUT illustrates the revolving door that currently exists in behavioral health care across the nation. Read it through, and you'll feel that there must be a better way: sandiegouniontribune.com/new…
What will be the first business in San Diego to require electronic vaccination cards and scan all customers? I call night club. Call it Club V.
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How they've been managing: sandiegouniontribune.com/new…
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A peek inside the newly-active and upgraded COVID unit at Palomar Medical Center Escondido. sandiegouniontribune.com/new…
Our front-line voices project has not made it to the Union-Tribune's front page nor is it listed in the "visual storytelling" section. So, here's a direct link: sandiegouniontribune.com/fro….
The scary thing is, the coming wave is already in the deeps.
1/ COVID (@UCSanDiego) Chronicles -
@SanDiegoCounty hospitalizations for #COVID19 continue to set new records daily (now at 691). We may break 1000 when we see the post-holiday surges 📈
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What a great explanation of a difficult-to-understand topic.
What does a #COVID19 antibody test actually tell you, and what are you supposed to do with that information? My latest @sdut story. @RalphsGrocery @SANDSWA2 @UCSDHealth @mcdiana @sdbn @big4bioSD @grobbins @PaulSisson @KPBSnews
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What would you find if you had 10 coronavirus patients cough all over Halloween candy?
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Nice in-depth piece on how COVID is affecting San Diego's nursing homes by @LaurenJMapp I especially like the interactive map.
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Al fresco everything? @BrittanyMeiling explores the outdoor possibilities in light of the state's health orders barring indoor activities. sandiegouniontribune.com/bus…
Looks like the number of community outbreaks in San Diego County has tripped one of the health department's 13 COVID-19 triggers: sandiegouniontribune.com/new…
Important words.
I’ve struggled over the past week to put my feelings into writing. As a black man, journalist, and someone who lived in MPLS for more than a decade, this has been painful. But I saw something yesterday that helped and I hope it can help someone else too.
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Sadly, despite three straight days without a newly-reported COVID death, San Diego has not skipped a day without a new loss:
Stunning COVID data breakdown from UCSD Health facilities.
1/ COVID (@UCSanDiego) Chronicles - May 5th, 2020
Some good news @UCSDHealth to share today. First, with 5 discharges home yesterday (!) and only 2 admissions, total inpatients are now ↓ to 22 (8 still on ventilators)
