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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National estimates show 80,000 Virginians could see reductions to their WIC fruit and vegetable benefits under a proposed federal spending bill. -
A Virginia bill now signed into law would require insurers to cover a broader range of contraceptives, with at least one option in each service category available at no cost to patients. -
The same medical procedure can cost thousands of dollars more at one hospital than another. -
National data shows more than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for organ transplants, including thousands in Virginia. -
Virginia officials are warning against driving under the influence of cannabis, but researchers say measuring impairment – and its role in crashes – remains far more complex than alcohol. -
Community groups raise transparency concerns as they’re left out of Virginia maternal health fundingNearly a year after the Virginia Department of Health set aside millions to expand maternal health programs, community organizations say they are still waiting for answers — and many have now been denied funding. -
Residents in Emporia could face drives of nearly an hour to find alternative care. -
As hospitals face workforce shortages and growing demand for specialized care, UVA Health and Riverside Health are testing a partnership model that leaders say could be replicated by other health systems across Virginia and beyond. -
Researchers say many cases begin with unclear pricing and billing, and can escalate into wage garnishment and financial hardship. -
One lawmaker says proposed constitutional protections are “a moot point” if people can’t afford reproductive healthcare.
