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Drea Cornejo

Video Journalist at The Washington Post

@WashingtonPost video journalist embedded in the Health & Science desk. Occasionally on the field. @UF graduate.

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Ariana Eunjung Cha |Drea Cornejo |Jahi Chikwendiu |Dan Keating

    Shay Martin, 29, and Tanner Martin, 30, take in the reality of the birth of their daughter, Amy Lou, in a birth recovery room at Intermountain Health American Fork Hospital in American Fork, Utah. Tanner was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in November 2020 at age 25. At the time, he was going to school for a bachelor’s degree in psychiatry and had just celebrated his second wedding anniversary with his wife, Shay.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ariana Eunjung Cha |Drea Cornejo |Jahi Chikwendiu |Dan Keating |Julia Wall

    He’s dying. She’s pregnant. (washingtonpost.com) He’s dying. She’s pregnant. By Ariana Eunjung Cha; Drea Cornejo; Jahi Chikwendiu; Dan Keating; Julia Wall 2025061210001300 PROVO, Utah — The baby shower was a mash-up of imaginary worlds: the Mad Hatter's tea party, Neverland, Tatooine. Tanner Martin, the dad-to-be, sat off to the side, a sherpa blanket across his lap, a whip of plastic tubing around his face tethered to an oxygen tank.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Drea Cornejo

    Doctors said I was ‘too young’ to be seriously ill. I had Stage 4 cancer. (washingtonpost.com) Doctors said I was ‘too young’ to be seriously ill. I had Stage 4 cancer. By Drea Cornejo 2025061210003800 Three years ago, before I learned that I had metastatic cancer, doctors repeatedly told me I was "too young" to be seriously ill. I was 26. My symptoms were brushed off as stress, bad luck or something I'd eventually get over.

  • 2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | John Farrell |Whitney Leaming |Drea Cornejo |Naema Ahmed

    Where does hurricane waste go? We tracked it with Air Tags to find out. (washingtonpost.com) Where does hurricane waste go? We tracked it with Air Tags to find out. By John Farrell; Whitney Leaming; Drea Cornejo; Naema Ahmed 2025041710003700 TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Days after the one-two punch of Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck Florida's Gulf Coast last fall, piles of waste and debris walled the streets of this community.

  • Mar 20, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Teddy Amenabar |Drea Cornejo

    Marlene Flowers, who has millions of followers on social media, challenges stereotypes about strength training and aging. Here’s what she does for stronger biceps and triceps. Just nowAt 58 years old, Marlene Flowers felt weak.Walking thehill behind her house lefther short of breath and with pain in her knees. When she ended up in the hospital after a health scare — “a true wake-up call,” Flowers said — she started exercising in her living room.

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Drea Cornejo
Drea Cornejo @DreaCornejo
17 Apr 25

RT @eilperin: TAKE A LOOK: What happens to trash after a hurricane? We used AirTags to find out. By @jafarrell17 @wleaming @DreaCornejo and…

Drea Cornejo
Drea Cornejo @DreaCornejo
27 Dec 24

Super engaging multimedia piece on how to use naloxone and save a life ⬇️

Elana Gordon
Elana Gordon @Elana_Gordon

These people used naloxone to save lives. Here’s how they did it: https://t.co/SRNTvebajJ Featuring stunning graphics from Aaron Steckelberg & Leslie Shapiro. Endless thanks to those who shared your overdose experiences & wisdom with me.

Drea Cornejo
Drea Cornejo @DreaCornejo
26 Dec 24

RT @Elana_Gordon: “Still kicking: Metastatic cancer ‘thrivers’ give patients like me hope.” Powerful one from @DreaCornejo https://t.co…