Farah Yousry
Farah Yousry covers health equity for Side Effects Public Media, in partnership with the Indianapolis Recorder. She focuses on healthcare disparities in minority communities across the Midwest. Before moving to the U.S., she worked as a journalist for local news organizations in Egypt during the Arab Spring and the contentious political period following the Egyptian revolution. She has worked with the BBC World Service for over five years, producing radio, television and digital features for an audience in the tens of millions across Europe and the Middle East. Farah speaks Arabic, English and Mandarin Chinese.
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Local school board members are on the frontline of what is a health crisis at its core. Some school board members and superintendents across the state speak of a tough spot they’re put in. Some convey a message of confidence that things will be under control soon but others question why public health officials are not making these decisions in the middle of a resurging global pandemic.
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School boards and superintendents are facing backlash over mask and vaccination policies. What were once nonpartisan public service jobs have now become more political — and dangerous.
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There is a shortage in African American blood and stem cell donors. This leaves many African American patients with blood cancers and sickle cell disease scrambling to find matches. The need is huge, but the barriers also run deep.
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This community garden is offering Indianapolis high schoolers much-needed space to belong, innovate and "change their world".
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WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.
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COOK Medical added a grocery store to its plans for a new plant in Indianapolis after hearing from residents that food access was a problem. It's a unique model of corporate social responsibility.
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Hospitals have a lot of tests to find a problem, such as X-rays, MRIs and CT scans. But studies show that Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to get this imaging in an emergency, and that might lead to other health issues.
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Many of these students are first-generation doctors with no one to turn to for advice. Finding mentors in academia is one way to help them overcome barriers and increase their odds at success.
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Plans to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 had a big setback Tuesday. Federal officials called for a pause on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, to look into reports that it caused blood clots. And that news reverberated at clinics where the vaccine had already been used.
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The COVID-19 pandemic lowered the life expectancy of the typical American, a recent CDC report says. And it seems that Black Americans have been affected the most.