Yiqing Wang
Health ReporterWang is WHRO News' health reporter. Before joining WHRO, she was a science reporter at The Cancer Letter, a weekly publication in Washington, D.C., focused on oncology. Her work has also appeared in ProPublica, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Voice of San Diego and Texas Monthly. Wang graduated from Northwestern University and Bryn Mawr College. She speaks Mandarin and French.
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The federal Hatch Act limits how certain elected officials can participate in political campaigns. -
A Hampton Roads caregiver educator teaches how to communicate with loved ones whose brains process language differently. -
Substance use disorders remain a leading cause of preventable illness and death in Virginia. Local providers are working to expand treatment options. -
Residents in southern Chesapeake and northeastern North Carolina now have a closer option for urgent care and advanced imaging. -
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is making free, unlimited teletherapy a reality for some studentsNearly 40% of Virginia high school students report persistent sadness or hopelessness, and school counselors say anxiety and depression continue to rise. -
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Virginia, and some communities in Hampton Roads — including nearby rural areas — face persistent challenges in diagnosis and access to specialty care. -
State officials say a new hospital in Isle of Wight County will not only shorten long travel times for rural residents, but also help reduce healthcare costs across the region. -
Years of rising insurance premiums and medical prices have put growing pressure on families nationwide. -
An ODU professor is using AI to help doctors identify glioblastoma, a fast-growing and often recurring cancer, without invasive biopsies. -
Lifelong bleeding disorders often demand highly specialized care many Hampton Roads residents have had to travel long distances to receive.
