Eliza Fawcett

Eliza Fawcett

NYC Reporter, Healthbeat

Eliza Fawcett is Healthbeat’s local reporter in New York City. Before joining Healthbeat, Eliza reported on national news as a fellow for The New York Times and covered public health for the Hartford Courant. Her work has also appeared in New York Focus, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She lives in Brooklyn.

For decades, these clinics have provided a wide range of health care to students, offering vaccines, teeth cleaning, or help for mental health struggles, all at no cost.

NYC brought down a significant spike in TB cases in the 1990s. But in recent years, cases have started to increase again.

In a Q&A, one of the project’s principal investigators describes the 'devastating' termination of grant funding for research that was nearing completion.

The federal government is pursuing potentially steeper cuts to health agencies, with a proposed $40 billion reduction for the budget of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

For many small organizations, the federal grants were a rare opportunity to invest in local public health initiatives.

New York state is reeling from more than $360 million in cuts to public health, while NYC faces a more than $100 million loss.

The Department of Health and Human Services abruptly terminated grants that supported infectious disease prevention and surveillance work in New York City.

Cats are especially vulnerable to bird flu infections, experts say. Here’s what to know about protecting your pet.

As House Republicans seek $880 billion in cuts, leaders of community hospitals and health centers in New York warn that cuts to Medicaid could mean layoffs and service reductions.

Members of the public who visited the Cohen Children’s Medical Center last week may have been exposed to measles.