Indira Khera

Chicago

Environment and Climate Fellow at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

health and science writer | wyoming mfa

Articles

Out-of-state politics money, impacts of federal health cuts, and more...

4 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Hanna Merzbach |Indira Khera |Jeff Victor |Jenna McMurtry

Today on the show, two conservative women started with similar beliefs about abortion. Then they got pregnant, and their beliefs shifted. We hear from a non-profit that tracks federal election spending. They found Wyoming’s D.C. hopefuls get almost all of their campaign funding from out of state. And we’ll join a conversation exploring some of our misguided stereotypes about rural America. Those stories and more...
Recapping the known impacts in Wyoming from federal health grant cuts

4 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Indira Khera |Nicky Ouellet

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a two-part series looking into how Wyoming is impacted by cuts to federal health grants. The first story focuses on Teton County programs. It can be read or heard here. Wyoming lost upwards of $40 million in federal health grants earlier this year. While no staff at the state’s Department of Health have been cut, impacts are expected at the county level, though the extent remains unclear. Wyoming Public Radio’s Indi Khera has been looking into impacts.
Wyoming’s first birth center receives national certification | Wyoming Public Media

1 month ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Indira Khera

Earthside Birth and Wellness Center in Cheyenne received a certification from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers.
Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another

Apr 2, 2024 | napavalleyregister.com | Indira Khera

VALLEJO — Three people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative feelings around. “What I’m hearing is that you’re a self-starter,” he told one participant, who had taken up gardening but yearned for a community with which to share the hobby. Cordero, 48, is guiding the discussion at Holding Hope, a weekly therapy group for people struggling with mental health.
Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another

Mar 24, 2024 | thederrick.com | Indira Khera
Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another

Mar 24, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Indira Khera

By Indira Khera, KFF Health News VALLEJO, Calif. - Three people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative feelings around. "What I'm hearing is that you're a self-starter," he told one participant, who had taken up gardening but yearned for a community with which to share the hobby.
Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another

Mar 24, 2024 | sacbee.com | Indira Khera

VALLEJO, Calif. - Three people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative feelings around. "What I'm hearing is that you're a self-starter," he told one participant, who had taken up gardening but yearned for a community with which to share the hobby. Cordero, 48, is guiding the discussion at Holding Hope, a weekly therapy group for people struggling with mental health.
Syphilis cases are rising in babies. Illinois has a potential solution

Mar 22, 2024 | ipmnewsroom.org | Indira Khera |Emily Kwong |Rachel Carlson

Laurie Ayala works out of an office deep in Northwestern Medicine’s Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, IL. Whenever the small, black landline phone on her desk rings, she answers. This phone is home base for . Launched in November 2023, the phone line is designed to answer questions about perinatal syphilis from medical professionals across the state.
Syphilis cases are rising in babies. Illinois has a potential solution : Short Wave

Mar 20, 2024 | npr.org | Indira Khera |Emily Kwong |Rachel Carlson

Laurie Ayala works out of an office deep in Northwestern Medicine's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, IL. Whenever the small, black landline phone on her desk rings, she answers. This phone is home base for . Launched in November 2023, the phone line is designed to answer questions about perinatal syphilis from medical professionals across the state.
Amid Mental Health Staffing Crunch, Medi-Cal Patients Help One Another

Mar 19, 2024 | physiciansweekly.com | Indira Khera

VALLEJO, Calif. — Three people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative feelings around. “What I’m hearing is that you’re a self-starter,” he told one participant, who had taken up gardening but yearned for a community with which to share the hobby. Cordero, 48, is guiding the discussion at Holding Hope, a weekly therapy group for people struggling with mental health.