Annika Hom

Mexico City, San Mateo

journalist and writer. words @NatGeo @WIRED @publichealthmag @usatoday and more. 🦋 proud alum @MLNow @bostonglobe @sfweekly (rip) 💌[email protected]

Articles

Was Mexico City’s Little Haiti meant to last?

2 weeks ago | haitiantimes.com | Annika Hom

Overview: Once a bustling neighborhood dubbed “Little Haiti,” Mexico City’s Tláhuac has seen a sharp decline in its Haitian population following policy changes and migration to the U.S. and northern Mexico. Those who remain tell the story of survival, change and staying rooted in a city still adjusting to their presence. MEXICO CITY — As Pedro Vargas drove past Bosque de Tláhuac in Mexico City, an area dubbed “La Pequeña Haití,” or Little Haiti, he barely recognized it.
Without clear clinical guidelines in México, people with Long COVID face gaslighting and erasure

2 months ago | thesicktimes.org | Annika Hom

Key points you should know:Long COVID may affect millions of Mexicans, but a lack of information prohibits adequate medical care and innovative research. Some Mexican doctors are calling on the government to establish a national clinical guideline, which could direct local clinics and medical experts on how best to diagnose and treat the disease. Similar to other countries, the government places higher-priority on surveilling and addressing other easier-to-diagnose diseases, like dengue.
I Attended an Algorithm Curated Dinner Party to Cure My Loneliness

Jan 16, 2025 | yahoo.com | Annika Hom

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. All of Mexico City was at the mercy of the rain. Meanwhile, I was captive on the crowded commuter Metrobus, cursing the crawling speed of traffic and my habitual tardiness. It was almost 8 p.m. and I was supposed to be at the restaurant already, eating with strangers and ideally charming them to be my friend.
I Attended a Timeleft Dinner Party to Cure My Loneliness - Here's How It Went

Jan 16, 2025 | thekitchn.com | Annika Hom

I Attended an Algorithm Curated Dinner Party to Cure My LonelinessSaveWe independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. Credit: Photos: Annika Hom, Shutterstock, Alex Lepe; Design: The KitchnAll of Mexico City was at the mercy of the rain. Meanwhile, I was captive on the crowded commuter Metrobus, cursing the crawling speed of traffic and my habitual tardiness.
Making an RSV Vaccine Was Hard. Getting People to Take It Is Even Harder

Oct 4, 2024 | technewstube.com | Annika Hom

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Making an RSV Vaccine Was Hard. Getting People to Take It Is Even Harder

Oct 4, 2024 | wired.com | Annika Hom

Carina Marquez, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is a big believer in prevention. So she was delighted when, last year, health authorities in the US and Europe approved the first vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus. RSV vaccines hold the potential to reduce the thousands of hospitalizations and deaths associated with the virus in the US each year. But vaccines are only effective if they get in the arms of the people who most need them.
Asking for help is actually really good for you, according to science

Aug 22, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Annika Hom

From ancient survival tactics to modern mental health, human connection is vital. Here’s how small acts of kindness can make a big difference.
Why one San Francisco filmmaker’s doc is a ‘bridge’ from the Mission to Mexico

Mar 30, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Annika Hom

Documentary filmmaker Laurie Coyle didn’t expect the calls from Mexico. She lives hundreds of miles away on the edge of the Mission District and has been mostly working in the United States. Nonetheless, multiple Mexican art museums clamored to screen Coyle’s 2007 documentary on the celebrated 19th century muralist José Clemente Orozco, who spent time in San Francisco early in his career. There was one small issue. The narration of Orozco: Man of Fire was in English — a problem for Coyle.
Lindsey Anderson has a lot of STUFF

Dec 29, 2023 | missionlocal.org | Annika Hom

Any New York fashionista knows a good pair of shoes can change your life. Nine years ago Lindsey Anderson walked past the consignment store STUFF when her Balenciaga combat boots caught the eye of one of its employees on a smoke break. “I like your shoes,” Mike told her. He admired her whole outfit, actually. A black dress, a leopard-print coat, and of course, the boots. Did she want a job four hours a week?
Becoming a reporter

Dec 26, 2023 | missionlocal.org | Annika Hom

What’s up everyone! It’s Annika Hom and I’m asking you to donate. After 3.5 years at Mission Local, I like to say I’m a veteran reporter — which just means that I’ve pissed off slightly more government officials and political groups than my junior colleagues. (Judging from the doozies scheduled for next year, they’ll catch up, though.) Okay, maybe you’re ambivalent about funding the news. Well, then think of your Mission Local donation as funding education.