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mattie-quinn

Mattie Quinn

Staff Writer

Mattie covers all things health for Governing. A native of Arkansas, she graduated with her M.S. from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism with a focus on public health reporting. Her work has been published in National Geographic, New York Magazine and The Atlantic.

The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act is just a Senate vote away from the president's desk.
There's a growing movement -- even in some conservative states with strict abortion regulations -- to make birth control more accessible.
States are starting to consider the problems with Alzheimer's care more seriously. But they have a long way to go.
Puerto Rican immigrants -- many of them sick and in need of care -- are flocking to the states in unprecedented numbers. New York has volunteered to help the island, but it may not be able to.
With federal incentives to go electronic expiring this year, many wonder what can be done to reach physicians who still rely on paper.
When people refused -- sometimes violently -- to help health officials contain an outbreak of tuberculosis in rural Alabama, the state resorted to paying people to get tested. Did it work?
In their meeting with the president Monday, a bipartisan group of governors sought his help in their fight against prescription drug abuse.
The federal government wants to ban smoking in public housing nationwide. It could save millions of dollars, but that doesn't allay some cities' concerns.
Bills to make feminine hygiene products tax-exempt have been introduced in several states this year. So far, the legislation has already failed in one.
As fears of the virus rise in America, public health departments are ramping up their efforts to educate the public and eradicate the mosquitoes that spread it.