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Lydia Zuraw

Washington, D.C.

Web Producer at KFF Health News

Web Producer at California Healthline

@KFFHealth/@CalHealthline Web Producer. Formerly @foodsafetynews, @NPRscience, @MedillSchool. Lover of science, music and Scotland. Tweets reflect my own views.

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | wamu.org | Aneri Pattani |Lydia Zuraw |Henry Larweh

    Overdose deaths in D.C., Maryland and Virginia fell more than 37 percent in the last year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have also begun shelling out billions of dollars to settle lawsuits over their role in the overdose epidemic. But how best to spend this money remains an open question. Most of the windfall is flowing to state and local governments. Not directly to victims of the crisis.

  • 2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

    By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News - KFF Health News (TNS) BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

    By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News, KFF Health News BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."

  • 2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

    Ada Carol Adkins points to a copper wire on the ground in March. The wire, which she says was stolen in April, provided phone service. Adkins says Frontier replaced the line and “tied it up higher in some places.” Before, a deer stepping on the line could cut off her service, Adkins says. (Owen Hornstein/InvestigateTV/TNS) Owen Hornstein TNS BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road.

  • 2 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

    BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. “Things are failing me.”kAmw6C EC2:=6C D:ED 92=7H2J FA 2 C:586 >:=6D 7C@> E@H?

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Colorado recently recorded the most cases of neuroinvasive infections & deaths from West Nile virus in nearly 2 decades. Scientists warn that climate change will make conditions ripe for more transmission. @KHNews's @mmbaily shares more on #SciFriLive📻. https://t.co/w2JDzDxGSv https://t.co/bPSPTVPhEP