Victoria Stern, Author at Tradeoffs

California Dreamin’

Early on, California was conducting just 2,000 coronavirus tests a day. Now the state is up to 60,000. How did they ramp up testing?

Sites known as preprint servers post research in mere days. That speed has advantages during a health crisis, but it also comes with risks.

How racism makes wearing a mask in public much more complicated for one black doctor.

Inside one county’s efforts to use contact tracing to flatten the COVID-19 curve.

The coronavirus is straining our primary care system. But, for some, the situation is starting to look up.

In response to coronavirus, experts are designing plans to ration resources and determine who should get care before someone else.

California hasn’t seen the surge of COVID-19 cases that New York has. But hospitals are preparing for if it does.

The U.S. spends billions each year training doctors in residencies. So why aren’t we getting the doctors we need?

Shortages of basic medical supplies have become a familiar pattern for hospitals around the U.S. What causes them? And how can we prevent them?

We look at the polls and talk to voters to break down how and why health care is shaping the 2020 election.