https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog daily 1.0 2026-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624984424114-HYHSN4UYVMN1YNDN8ADN/shan_reporting.jpg Blog - Health care reporter, Washington, D.C These are my stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624945179644-BV2H704Q26CZLBYZ0VW6/Screen+Shot+2021-06-29+at+12.36.34+AM.png Blog - Podcasts, Interviews, Facebook Live: Stolen Identity: Black Sniper, Black Doctor (podcast) This story is from the Anamnesis episode called Stolen Identity and starts at 2:30 on the podcast. It's from Brian Williams, MD, an associate professor of trauma and acute care surgery at the University of Chicago and host of the podcast Race, Violence & Medicine. Nurse Suicides: Getting Help Before It’s Too Late (interview) I speak with KPBS about the series I wrote on Nurse Suicides, which the station co-pubished. The series was funded through a grant from the Solutions Journalism Network. Unpacking the 21st Century Cures Act (interview) I chat with WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee’s NPR about the provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act. Schools In: Reopening in the Midst of COVID-19 (Facebook Live) MedPage Today speaks with Tina Q. Tan, MD, professor of pediatrics and a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, a pediatrician, book author, blogger, chief medical officer for SpoonfulOne and MedPage Today's editorial board member about the challenges facing teachers, students, parents and staff as schools around the country begin to reopen, either in person, online or in some hybrid form. https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/broiled-salmon-with-spring-onion-risotto-cjxpj-x93ze monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624932319050-9EXBF29X4JRPPR2RCQV8/GrandfamPic.jpg Blog - COVID-19 Yet Another Challenge for Grandfamilies Credit: Ash Ponders https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/backyard-cookout-a5nhh monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624933578794-L6E6J2JGVDW4ILYPLE1W/AN.Parents_720.jpg Blog - For Many in Child Welfare, 2020 Is a Lost Year Credit:Allison Maletz https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/cucumber-tomato-salad-tpr4t-czx32-gxbzz monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624936539767-8RP4SWLXZALX80UDI8C2/NurseHands.jpg Blog - Nurse Suicide Under The Radar https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/roasted-cauliflower-garlic-dip-ya8jd monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624934442426-O2UNV5RGRFP4V4CVW6ZJ/NurseHands.jpg Blog - The Nurses Are Not Alright https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/apple-waffles-l3gsf-x23px monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624937414339-V5CPCJC8VH5BZKOQJ5HL/NurseHands.jpg Blog - Nurse Suicides: Talk to a Colleague https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/sandy-hook-responder-i-hope-im-not-broken-fewns monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/inmates-and-staff-fearful-as-coronavirus-strikes-prisons-jails monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1625444598620-8YVH6C5P62AKQ57QALQG/86237.jpg Blog - Inmates and Staff Fearful as Coronavirus Strikes Prisons, Jails - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/what-evidence-is-aiding-school-reopening-decisions monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1625444437152-T2ODQV3IFL8NTK20VEIM/90727.png Blog - What Evidence Is Aiding School Reopening Decisions? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/asian-pear-apple-pie-r4jgh monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1624937938889-J55T1BD581KMPHDXGNX3/bookmarksPic.jpg Blog - The Bank of Bygone Bookmarks credit: Jessica Bal https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/essure-device-stirring-trouble-on-the-hill monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.shannonfirth.com/blog/how-can-jails-keep-covid-19-at-bay-id-specialists-weigh-in monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60da43c857050953f6f4ade9/1625444004494-18Q4FHEYT8D2O27GQESF/dddddddd.jpg Blog - How Can Jails Keep COVID-19 at Bay? 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