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Sarah True

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Sarah True was a public health reporter for the Baltimore Banner. She previously worked as a freelance journalist covering health care and health policy, and has been both a medical social worker and a health policy analyst in a past life. She holds dual Master’s degrees in public health and social work from Washington University in St. Louis, and is a recipient of the 2022-2023 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship (SHERF.) Sarah covers all aspects of health with a focus on what happens at the intersection of health care delivery and health policy and how this affects real people — especially underserved communities.

Latest content by Sarah True

Simone Day sits for a portrait in Federal Hill on December 22, 2023.
Maryland doctors are loosening sickle cell’s painful grip on patients worldwide
Last month, two groundbreaking gene therapies thought to cure sickle cell were approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and one will be available locally starting in a few weeks.
Jan 12, 2024
Maryland is halfway through a yearlong effort to renew health insurance for the 1.8 million Marylanders on Medicaid, following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency in May.
100,000 Marylanders lost Medicaid coverage in the last 6 months
In November, more than 1 in 5 people up for renewal lost their public health insurance because they did not turn in the necessary paperwork.
Dec 20, 2023
The Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, Maryland.
Can Howard County’s hospital cut ER wait times with a new behavioral health unit?
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is building a space for 24 patients in mental health crisis, a growing need in the region.
Dec 5, 2023
There is a new vaccine to prevent severe illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, left. But the vaccine for infants is in short supply.
Struggling to find an RSV vaccine in Maryland? Here’s what to know about the shortage
Maryland pediatricians report vaccine shipments far below what’s needed, and the CDC released guidance last month instructing providers on how to prioritize the few doses they have.
Nov 24, 2023
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore
Johns Hopkins doctor on leave following violent anti-Palestinian social media posts
Johns Hopkins Hospital has placed its director of pediatric cardiac critical care on leave while it investigates anti-Palestinian social media posts from a now-deleted account.
Nov 16, 2023
Guests attend a reception for the opening of the Johns Hopkins University’s new Washington, D.C., location last month, which will house the School of Nursing’s Institute for Policy Solutions and elements of other schools.
Johns Hopkins nursing school launches D.C. institute focused on health equity
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing announced Wednesday that it’s launching a Washington, D.C. research institute that aims to move the U.S. health care system away from its focus on treating problems and toward to preventive, whole-person care.
Nov 1, 2023
Larry Faucette, who received a pig heart transplant last month at the University of Maryland Medical Center, gets physical therapy.
One month later, U. of Maryland’s pig heart transplant patient is ‘embracing his life’
One month ago today, Larry Faucette became the second human ever to receive a pig heart in place of his own at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Oct 20, 2023
Geraldine Long, a neighborhood resident, comes in to get her COVID booster. Baltimore City's continued effort towards combating COVID-19 includes a stationary mobile clinic that gives vaccine recievers incentives to keep up to date on their vaccines. A mobile setup is shown here on February 10, 2023.
Where Baltimore residents without insurance can get COVID vaccine for free
The city health department will hold vaccine clinics every Friday through November.
Oct 17, 2023
Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. Both the parasite and the disease are commonly known as “Crypto.” While this parasite can be spread in several different ways, water (drinking water and recreational water) is the most common way to spread the parasite.
What we know, and what we don’t, about the state of Baltimore-area drinking water
A Baltimore City Council hearing Wednesday offered new information but left a number of questions less than fully answered.
Oct 12, 2023
A group of protestors from Climate Defiance interrupt a discussion with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at Impact Maryland, a thought leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023 in Baltimore.
Protesters disrupt Pete Buttigieg’s interview at iMPACT Maryland
Dozens of protesters concerned about climate change stormed the Baltimore stage where U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was taking part in a daylong conference coordinated by The Baltimore Banner.
Updated Oct 11, 2023
A woman comforts a student after she is released from lockdown at Morgan State University following a shooting on Oct. 3, 2023 that rocked the historically Black campus.
How Morgan State can protect student and staff mental health after a campus shooting
Mental health professionals and crisis response researchers now have more than two decades of experience responding to school and campus shootings, and have a better idea of how to help survivors and community members whose mental health may suffer.
Oct 5, 2023
Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. Both the parasite and the disease are commonly known as “Crypto.” While this parasite can be spread in several different ways, water (drinking water and recreational water) is the most common way to spread the parasite.
How safe is your water? Questions about cryptosporidium in Baltimore answered
How safe is the drinking water in Baltimore right now? How did Baltimore discover cryptosporidium in the water? We answer those questions and more.
Oct 3, 2023
A woman fills a glass with water from the tap in the kitchen sink of her home.
Baltimore could get contaminated water tested in 24 hours. So why is it taking a week?
In the wake of confirmed — or even suspected — cryptosporidium contamination, it is common for certified labs to offer 24-hour testing for an additional fee.
Oct 2, 2023
Bianca Collins, a member of the first cohort of a new fellowship for school-based mental health jointly offered by the University of Maryland and Coppin State University, outside the school of social work at UMB where she is in her last year of earning a Master's degree, on September 25, 2023.
Can local universities help get more social workers in Maryland schools?
New fellowship program offered by local universities aims to strengthen school social worker pipeline, but schools still won’t have enough social workers.
Oct 2, 2023
A woman fills a glass with water from the tap of a kitchen sink.
Parasite in Baltimore-area drinking water may harm elderly, children, immunocompromised
Portions of Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County are affected, and those with compromised immune systems should filter or boil water before drinking, officials said.
Sep 28, 2023

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