Dalla Lana Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact

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They lost their jobs in 2025. Here’s how they pivoted A look at six former USAID workers, and how they've moved on.

We teach fellows to revisit big stories others drop. Whitney Isenhower did just that, tracking down USAID staff who lost their jobs a year ago—yielding both inspiring comebacks and tough stories.

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Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact 2026-27: APPLY NOW
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Carney raised expectations of a well-being economy. His budget told a… Mark Carney’s political rise was closely watched by advocates who believed he would reorient Canada’s economy around health and well-being. To them, the…

Government budgets are a great source of story ideas. Here, our Fellow Ashley Aimone pried into Canadas latest federal budget to tell an underreported story about environmental and public health

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Managing diabetes in pregnancy: How closed-loop insulin systems are improving outcomes

Good reporters find the people left out. @hananhammad.bsky.social covered new research on helping pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes manage insulin—always a high‑stakes challenge.

www.healthing.ca/diabetes/man...

Opinion: An opportunity to save lives You’re out at the mall and a man collapses in front of you. You sprint into action to help him, only to find he doesn’t have a pulse. Do you know what to do? How many Manitobans could save his life wi...

I love seeing our alumni’s journalism. Dr. Sandor Demeter, a public health and nuclear medicine physician in Manitoba, is now a regular Winnipeg Free Press contributor—this time highlighting, with one of his students, how Manitoba can get healthier.

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Working as a freelance foreign corro is hard; our Fellow, Fin de Pencier, is on the ground in Lebanon breaking news on how Hezbollah's position in the country is changing, this time for the The Telegraph (UK)!

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...

Cuts to U.S. health aid jeopardizes a global success story Tens of millions of people get life-saving treatment thanks to decades of U.S. government funds that have now evaporated. In Africa, this is a wake-up call.

Our journalism fellow and former WHO senior staffer Georges Ki Zerbo explains the impact of U.S. cuts to global HIV and contraception programs in two concise
@newsdecoder.bsky.social pieces.

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Everyone wants doctors to move freely between provinces. Here’s why it doesn’t much happen One Quebec doctor hoped to practise in rural Ontario but found the authorization process so onerous that he reconsidered: “I have enough places to work, forget this."

Sometimes the key question is hiding in plain sight. Our journalism fellow—and Manitoba doctor—Nadin Gilroy asked one of them: Why can’t Canadian doctors work anywhere in Canada? The surprise: no one’s really against it, but…

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Canada is going all-in on AI, without the guardrails workers need As the AI gold rush accelerates, Canada’s labour protections are being tested.

A strong story challenges assumptions and shifts how we think. Our journalism fellow Angelica Recierdo does exactly that in her @canadahealthwatch.ca piece on how AI can make work harder for many professionals.

canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/01/24/c...

And How Will You Be Paying for Your Baby Today? | The Local When I first came to the pediatrics unit as an idealistic medical student, I ran into an uncomfortable reality about our universal health-care system.

Our journalism fellow Gautham Krishnaraj — then a med student — uncovered why he was suddenly expected to ask patients for credit card payments, reporting for months to produce this vital story for @thelocal.to.

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The Picton Gazette | Prince Edward County’s newspaper of record. Canada's oldest weekly newspaper. Since 1830.

Our Fellow Gautham Krishnaraj—training in emergency medicine in Prince Edward County, ON and a Local Journalism Initiative reporter—has been contributing to hometown papers nationwide. Here’s his portfolio from The @pictongazette.bsky.social:

www.pictongazette.ca/author/gauth...

They came to Canada for safety. Some are back to rebuild. These refugees aren’t waiting for Syria to be perfectly safe 'The country is not going to be rebuilt without our tools,' said Celine Kasem, a Syrian-Canadian activist who recently moved back to Damascus. But finding a job there can be

‘The country is not going to be rebuilt without our tools,’ said Celine Kasem, a #Syrian-Canadian activist. But finding a job there can be a stumbling block. By Fin de Pencier, #internationalstudent for @thestar.com

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The danger of overdoing over-the-counter medicine There's vitamin D for bones, ginkgo biloba for memory, St. John's wort for your mood, zinc for an immune boost. If it's all natural, what's the problem?

There’s vitamin D for bones, ginkgo biloba for memory, zinc for an immune boost. If it’s all natural, what’s the problem? By Mahima Adey, #internationalstudent for @newsdecoder.bsky.social

#overdose #overthecountermedicine

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Helping Older Adults Navigate AI Scams | Think Global Health Regulatory efforts to protect seniors against AI-related risks are emerging across the United States

Regulatory efforts to protect #seniors against #AI-related #risks are emerging across the #UnitedStates. By Cynthia Lien, #InternationalStudents, for @thinkglobalhealth.org

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/help...

The Ever-Shrinking Eldercare Workforce Opinion | Without help, the supply of dementia care workers in the U.S. won’t be able to keep up with an aging population.

Without help, the supply of #dementia care workers in the #USA won’t be able to keep up with an #agingpopulation. By Cynthia Lien, #Internationalstudent, for @undark.org

undark.org/2026/01/15/o...

Families shoulder the costs in Canada’s failing care economy More Canadians struggle to care for kids and aging parents while holding down jobs.

Growing numbers of Canadians struggle to care for #children and #agingparents while also holding down full-time jobs. By Cynthia Lien (FJHI '26), #Internationalstudent , for Canada Healthwatch

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Discover the power of journalism in public health. Join us for the Dalla Lana Fellowship Online Open House in January and February 2026. Learn how journalism can be a catalyst for public health change. Reserve your spot now: www.eventbrite.ca/o/dalla-lana...

Should schools provide more than an education? Many teachers find that their students can't learn if they are hungry or cold. But that often means providing food and clothing out of their own pockets.

Many #teachers find that #students can’t learn if they are #hungry or #cold. But that often means providing food and clothing out of their #ownpockets. By Angelica Recierdo (FJHI '26), #internationalstudent for @newsdecoder.bsky.social

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Last of its kind dodo relative spotted in a remote Samoan rainforest The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple times in a remote Samoan rainforest.

The #manumea, a critically #endangered ground pigeon has been spotted multiple times in a remote #Samoan #rainforest. By Whitney Isenhower (FJHI '26), #internationalstudent for
@livescience.com

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What's not part of university requirements? Eating. College students must pay for housing, books and course fees. For many, that leaves little extra for meals. Some campuses are working to fill that need.

#collegestudents must pay for housing, books and course fees. For many, that leaves little extra for #meals. Some campuses are working to fill that need. By Natasha Yu Chia Hu (FJHI '26), #internationalstudent for @newsdecoder.bsky.social

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The good and bad of roaming the world Live out of suitcases for months at a time, and you learn what to leave behind. It's not the physical stuff that matters but connections you make and keep.

Live out of suitcases for months at a time, and you learn what to leave behind. By Hanan Hammad (FJHI '26), #internationalstudent for @newsdecoder.bsky.social

#Highlymobile

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Should research be free for all? To conduct new research, scholars need access to past studies. But often that costs money that many can't afford. India is trying to fix that problem.

To conduct new #research, #scholars need access to past studies. But often that costs #money that many can’t afford. #India is trying to fix that problem. By Charissa Egger (FJHI '26), #internationalstudents for @newsdecoder.bsky.social

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What happens when people lose access to birth control? Contraception reduces mortality and can improve the lives of women. But the United States has pulled its global funding for maternal health programs.

#Contraception reduces #mortality and can improve the lives of women. But the #UnitedStates has pulled its global funding for maternal health programs. By GEORGES KI-ZERBO (FJHI '26), #internationalstudents, for @newsdecoder.bsky.social

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The accidental birth tourist: A North American pregnancy - Healthy Debate When baby is old enough to know the full story, I cannot wait to share how Canada welcomed an American like me without a plan.

In the #U.S., being an #uninsuredpregnantwoman would terrify me. In #Canada, it opened doors to #highqualitycare , as long as you have the funds for it, which I fortunately did. By Angelica Recierdo, #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social

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‘Children are kids first and sick second’: School adapts for terminally ill child - Healthy Debate When a child’s promise of a future is abruptly shattered by a terminal illness, the child and its family have to decide whether to continue with school.

Hazel Perron was 6 years old in February 2022 when she was diagnosed with a diffuse midline glioma, an incurable brain tumour. By Nadin Gilroy (FJHI '26), #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social

#sickkids #schools

healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...

For those fleeing abusive households, the trip back is fraught. This group formed to help Shelter Movers goes where no government agency does: with victims, back to the homes they fled, to collect their property so they can move on with their lives.

#ShelterMovers goes where no government agency does: with victims, back to the homes they fled, to collect their property so they can move on with their lives. By Chris Lo, #internationalstudents for @thestar.com

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The Mental Health Effects of Ozempic and GLP-1 Drugs | Think Global Health As researchers decipher how GLP-1s affect mental health, experts worry access is outpacing the scientific investigation

As researchers decipher how GLP-1s affect #MentalHealth , experts worry access is outpacing the scientific investigation. By Charissa Egger, #internationalstudents for @thinkglobalhealth.org #Ozempic

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Dishing out healthy food options kids will eat Can schools entice young people to choose foods that are better for their health and the health of the planet?

Can #schools entice young people to choose #foods that are better for their #health and the #healthoftheplanet? By Natasha Yu Chia Hu, #internationalstudents for
@newsdecoder.bsky.social

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Discover the Power of #journalism in #PublicHealthJoin us for the Dalla Lana Fellowship Online Open House in Dec 2025! Learn how journalism can be a catalyst for public health change. 👉 Reserve your spot now: www.eventbrite.ca/o/dalla-lana...