Steph Whiteside
Reporter, Side Effects and WSIUSteph Whiteside is a health and environment reporter with WSIU radio in Carbondale, Illinois. She previously worked as a general reporter at AJ+ and Current TV. In her free time, she likes to knit and try to relive the ‘90s through music. She can be reached at stephanie.whiteside@wsiu.org.
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For many patients with long COVID, life doesn’t go back to normal. But they aren’t alone. They join a community of chronic illness patients who hope the money being poured into studying long COVID will have a wider benefit. -
While COVID may not be top of mind for people anymore, the pandemic isn't over. And for many people who have had COVID, neither is their illness. -
The Lincoln Scholars program at Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine aims to train up-and-coming physicians to work in rural areas by providing them with rural clinical experience right off the bat. -
As the omicron surge continues, health officials in some states have given up trying to trace close contacts in all cases. That shift, combined with recent changes in isolation guidelines, is leaving many confused and unsure what to do. -
Families with loved ones in facilities for the developmentally disabled are especially eager to spend the holidays together. But as the pandemic continues, they face new uncertainty and continuing lockdowns even as the rest of the country tries to get back to normal. -
Should you get a COVID-19 booster shot? Who's eligible? When should you get the extra dose? We talked to an expert to get answers. -
Can employers ask if you're vaccinated? Can there be a federal vaccine passport and/or mandate? We talked to a legal expert to get answers. -
The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful on everyone, but health care workers may be affected more than anyone. Some nurses are burnt out and planning to leave the profession. Meanwhile, colleges are preparing new graduates to take their place — and deal with the pressures of the job. -
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, some of the biggest outbreaks have been concentrated in urban areas, like New York City and Chicago. But rural… -
Most people think of heart disease as something that only happens in old age. That’s not always the case. But younger people may not recognize symptoms of…
