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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Local food pantries and community groups are expanding services and urging residents to plan ahead. -
While national debates revive unproven claims about what causes autism, local families say they’re focused on more immediate concerns. -
Officials say they’ve been surprised by some of the data, including how much cannabis is being sold and what's selling the most. -
The Chesapeake Health Department’s twice-a-year rabies vaccination clinic is back — and busy as ever. -
New York Attorney General Letitia James appeared in Norfolk’s federal courthouse Friday morning to face charges related to a local mortgage. -
As the health care system at large struggles with staffing shortages, ODU is adding a spring admission cycle to its nursing program. -
Now in its fourth week, the government shutdown has become the second-longest in modern history, putting programs like SNAP at risk. -
Virginia’s population is getting older — fast. By 2030, more than 2.2 million residents, or a quarter of the state, will be over the age of 60. -
Black women in Virginia are more than twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women — a disparity experts say doula care can help address. -
As insurers nationwide scale back participation in Medicare Advantage, Sentara Health Plans will discontinue several of its plans next year — a change that will contribute to the layoff of hundreds of workers.
