Select Science Writing
AI Meets Embryos: The Future of IVF
WebMD | Feb. 9, 2023
How Doctors Can Care for Women Better
WebMD | Feb. 27, 2023
Florida PAC pushes petition for abortion to appear on 2024 ballot as 6-week ban looms
TCPalm | Sept. 7, 2023 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
‘Not everybody knows’: Most with disabilities not enrolled in medical hurricane shelters
TCPalm | July 13, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
‘I just started crying.’ 16-day-old NICU baby evacuated from Fort Myers after Hurricane Ian
TCPalm | Oct. 7, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Crystal Vander Weit/TCPalm)
Immigration in the ER: DeSantis touts law forcing Fla. hospitals to collect citizenship data
TCPalm | May 16, 2023 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
COVID-19 answers: Florida researchers uncover how virus disables body's immune response
TCPalm | May 7, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Crystal Vander Weit/TCPalm)
Is Luxury Dental Floss Worth the Money?
WebMD | Dec. 15, 2022
Black blood donors are desperately needed, so I donated for the first time
USA TODAY | Nov. 8, 2021
Sebastian native becomes the advocate for LGBTQ+ youth mental health care they never had
TCPalm | Aug. 14, 2023 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
‘Miracle’ Port St. Lucie woman, diagnosed with COVID while pregnant, recovering from coma
TCPalm | March 30, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Leah Voss/TCPalm)
Homebound patients feel like an afterthought amid dwindling COVID vaccine distribution
TCPalm | May 19, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Maternal mortality: Black women on Treasure Coast face quadruple the risk of white women
TCPalm | May 8, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
‘Too good to be true’: Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital launches Care At Home program
TCPalm | Oct. 16, 2023 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Dead Man Walking? Smartphone Data May Predict Mortality Risk
WebMD | Nov. 3, 2022
809,480 Florida Children May Experience Hunger in 2021. Here is How the Pandemic is Worsening Food Insecurity on the Treasure Coast
The Science Writer | Summer 2021 issue
Beyond October: Breast cancer survivor pleads for year-round awareness, education
TCPalm | Oct. 20, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Florida DOH still not releasing COVID hospitalization data, but here’s what we know
TCPalm | March 4, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Yes, you can use your expired COVID test kit — but first check with the FDA, manufacturer
TCPalm | Jan. 20, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
COVID vaccine: Florida doesn’t prioritize oldest, sickest among people 65 and older
TCPalm | Jan. 14, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Add COVID-19 vaccine to your hurricane preparedness checklist, public health officials say
TCPalm | June 10, 2021
Behind the needle: Dr. Heidi McNaney-Flint gives the COVID-19 vaccine on her own time
TCPalm | March 15, 2021
(Photo: Leah Voss/TCPalm)
Florida has a flu vaccination problem and as COVID continues, the timing couldn’t be worse
TCPalm | Oct. 28, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
‘God’s called us’: Houses of worship provide COVID-19 vaccine in underserved communities
TCPalm | March 19, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Flu shot: Florida has country’s worst adult flu vaccination rate in 2022 WalletHub ranking
TCPalm | Oct. 19, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
INFOGRAPHIC: A year of COVID-19 on the Treasure Coast
TCPalm via Infogram | March 10, 2021
Farmers markets innovate centuries-old traditions in crusade to outlast coronavirus
TCPalm | May 28, 2020
(Photo: Lindsey Leake/TCPalm)
It’s always RSV season on the Treasure Coast. Here’s why cases are spiking now
TCPalm | Dec. 20, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Lawnwood ICU has been at least 99% full for 15 months; unvaccinated COVID patients abound
TCPalm | Nov. 9, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Politics vs. medicine: Florida condemns COVID vaccine for kids but health experts disagree
TCPalm | March 31, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
COVID has killed more people on the Treasure Coast than the populations of these towns
TCPalm | Sept. 17, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
‘This one’s for you’: DayMaker charter Capt. Patrick Price’s death inspires vaccinations
TCPalm | Sept. 22, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Courtesy of Patrick Price)
Hurricane Nicole: ‘Messy’ eye centered south of Vero Beach, likely engulfed Indian River County
TCPalm | Nov. 11, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Florida opioid epidemic: Free Narcan spray available in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River
TCPalm | Dec. 27, 2022
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce expands as COVID hospitalizations increase
TCPalm | June 27, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Eric Hasert/TCPalm)
‘Meet people where they’re at’: NAACP of Martin County vaccinates 300 against COVID-19
TCPalm | Feb. 25, 2021
Vaccine Angels a blessing to seniors who need help with online COVID vaccine registration
TCPalm | Feb. 5, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Houston Astros minor league team cuts line at Fort Pierce COVID vaccine clinic
TCPalm | April 20, 2021
As locals grieve loved ones lost to COVID, Treasure Coast cemeteries bear the body count
TCPalm | Dec. 14, 2021 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Omicron: COVID testing vital to ‘cool the rapid increase in cases,’ USF epidemiologist says
TCPalm | Jan. 5, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Coronavirus curdles dairy supply chain, forcing Florida farmers to dump excess milk
TCPalm | April 8, 2020
Shell shock: Coronavirus sends egg economy scrambling as supply, demand, prices fluctuate
TCPalm | April 20, 2020
There’s plenty of meat, but coronavirus is beefing up prices
TCPalm | May 7, 2020 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Congress passes toxic algal bloom bill forcing federal response. Will Biden sign it?
TCPalm | May 11, 2022
(Photo: Leah Voss/TCPalm)
Stuart is considering a plastic straw ban. Here’s why that may be illegal.
TCPalm | Oct. 1, 2019 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
St. Lucie nuclear plant to power down during Hurricane Dorian
TCPalm | Aug. 30, 2019
(Photo: Doug Murray/FPL)
Florida consumes 8 times the energy it produces as global energy efficiency progress slows
TCPalm | Nov. 19, 2019 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Lindsey Leake/TCPalm)
Colorectal cancer screening FAQs: Get tested for the ‘almost totally preventable’ disease
TCPalm | March 31, 2022
Watching the total solar eclipse with your kids or students? Here’s what to expect
Sinclair Broadcast Group | Aug. 11, 2017
Publix shelves bare? There’s plenty of chicken, but it’s packaged for food service, not retail
TCPalm | May 4, 2020 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
‘Strange gift’: Coronavirus slaughtered US pork industry, but gave Florida hog farmers viral moment
TCPalm | July 8, 2020 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
FIU brings ‘world-class’ biomedical research center, plus jobs and revenue, to PSL
TCPalm | April 15, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Eric Hasert/TCPalm)
Florida Supreme Court won’t hear foam ban case; Stuart says straw ban not impacted
TCPalm | Feb. 12, 2020
Florida alligator meat, skin values vary as farm-raised market grows for fashion houses
TCPalm | Nov. 14, 2019 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Patrick Dove/TCPalm)
‘Naked and Afraid’ couple join 2019 Florida alligator hunt, with 7,000 others from across US
TCPalm | Aug. 15, 2019 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Courtesy of Matt Wright)
Delinquency is only skin deep
Northern Virginia Magazine | April 2012 issue
Other Coverage
‘It’s too important’: Fight to overcome barriers to voter registration in Florida endures
TCPalm | July 14, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Crystal Vander Weit/TCPalm)
Don’t say ‘drop box’: Why mail voting in Florida is more complicated, constrained in 2022
TCPalm | July 29, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
In the age of convenience voting, Election Day traditions and disparities intertwine in Florida
TCPalm | Aug. 20, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
2022 election: Unreturned primary mail ballots cost Treasure Coast taxpayers over $96,000
TCPalm | Sept. 26, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Florida primary: Unknowns cloud effect of election reform on reddening Treasure Coast
TCPalm | Aug. 26, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Low-income families weary as Section 8, public housing waitlists stay closed: ‘No way we could thrive’
TCPalm | Jan. 9, 2024 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
(Photo: Crystal Vander Weit/TCPalm)
Early voting is supposed to make elections more accessible to Floridians. Does it?
TCPalm | Aug. 12, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Florida 2022 election: Treasure Coast leans red, but no party holds majority of voters
TCPalm | Nov. 11, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
2022 election: Nearly 500 mail ballots were rejected in Aug. 23 primary. Here’s why
TCPalm | Sept. 20, 2022 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
OP-ED: Reuters fellowship reminds journalist that free press, First Amendment are worth the price
TCPalm | Sept. 19, 2019
(Photo: Courtesy of Lindsey Leake)
Mourners outside Charleston church: ‘Lean on Me’
Sinclair Broadcast Group | June 20, 2015
(Photo: Lindsey Leake/Sinclair Broadcast Group)
9 lives lost in Charleston shooting celebrated with song, cheer
Sinclair Broadcast Group | June 19, 2015
(Photo: Lindsey Leake/Sinclair Broadcast Group)
47% of boaters in Treasure Coast crashes over past 5 years had no boating safety education
TCPalm | Nov. 29, 2019
(Photo: Lindsey Leake/TCPalm)
This is the top cause of boating accidents on the Treasure Coast (Hint: It’s not alcohol)
TCPalm | Jan. 15, 2020
MLB in PSL: Fans welcome New York Mets back to Clover Park in spring training home opener
TCPalm | March 20, 2022
(Photo: Crystal Vander Weit/TCPalm)
Hookers 4 Hillary: Legal prostitutes in Nevada sing Clinton's praises
Sinclair Broadcast Group | Feb. 20, 2016
(Photo: Courtesy of Hookers 4 Hillary)
Memorial outside Charleston church grows
Sinclair Broadcast Group | June 20, 2015
(Photo: Lindsey Leake/Sinclair Broadcast Group)
2020 Election fact check: Trabulsy ads falsely accuse Hogan Johnson of siphoning PPP funds
TCPalm | Oct. 30, 2020 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Martin County among Florida’s 10 most dangerous boating locations
TCPalm | June 24, 2020 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
88% of candidates in nonpartisan races are registered Republicans, Democrats
TCPalm | Oct. 22, 2020 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Campaign donors are using a Florida loophole to sidestep contribution caps — and it’s totally legal
TCPalm | Aug. 15, 2019 | SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE