Lauren Weber

  • Eye care storyHealth

    Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

    By Lauren Weber and Kaiser Health News
  • Reading, PA – April 19: Syringes filled with COVID-19 vaccine. During a CATE mobile COVID-19 Vaccine clinic setup in a parking lot on South 5th street in Reading Monday morning April 19, 2021 and run by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Latino Connection, the City of Reading, Highmark Blue Shield, and Penn State Health where they were giving doses of the Moderna vaccine. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)Health

    Some hospitals are foregoing vaccine mandates to avert staffing shortages

    By Lauren Weber and Kaiser Health News
  • 09 July 2021, Bavaria, Neubiberg: An air filter stands in a classroom at Neubiberg Elementary School. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Health

    Government oversight of COVID air cleaners leaves gaping holes

    By Lauren Weber, Christina Jewett, and others
  • ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 10: Scene setter images outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Health

    People of color are still lagging behind in vaccination rates, state-level CDC data shows

    By Hannah Recht, Rachana Pradhan, and others