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Breanna Reeves is a reporter in Riverside, California, and uses data-driven reporting to cover issues that affect the lives of Black Californians. Breanna joins Black Voice News as a Report for America Corps member. Previously, Breanna reported on activism and social inequality in San Francisco and Los Angeles, her hometown. Breanna graduated from San Francisco State University with a bachelor’s degree in Print & Online Journalism. She received her master’s degree in Politics and Communication from the London School of Economics. Contact Breanna with tips, comments or concerns at breanna@voicemediaventures.com or via twitter @_breereeves.

One in five women who recently gave birth experienced symptoms of depression during or after pregnancy according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) data from 2018.
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FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression

by Breanna Reeves August 12, 2023August 12, 2023
In 2022, 52% of Californians reported skipping or delaying health care due to cost in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and NORC at the University of Chicago, a nonpartisan research organization.
Posted inHealth

Many Americans Can’t Afford to Stay Healthy

by Breanna Reeves July 27, 2023July 28, 2023
Opill, is the nation’s first, nonprescription over-the-counter contraceptive pill approved by the FDA.
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FDA Approves first over-the-counter birth control

by Breanna Reeves July 19, 2023July 20, 2023
Among Black Americans ages 70 and older, 21.3% are living with Alzheimer's.
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New Hope for Patients with Early Alzheimer’s

by Breanna Reeves July 11, 2023July 20, 2023
While the services delivered by doulas have been systemized by the healthcare system in what many believe to be beneficial to communities of color, others question if the cultural practice of supporting birthing families will further be obstructed by mountains of paperwork, additional requirements assigned to doulas and overall gaps in implementation.
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Doulas Face Challenges With New Medi-Cal Benefit

by Breanna Reeves June 25, 2023July 20, 2023
Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson, founder and executive director of Diversity Uplifts, Inc. types away on her computer in her home on May 29, 2023.
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A Conversation about Maternal Mental Health with Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson

by Breanna Reeves June 12, 2023June 12, 2023
Alzheimer’s disease is progressive brain disorder that affects memory, thinking and other cognitive abilities. The disease is a common cause of dementia and severely impacts one’s ability to carry out simple tasks.
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Alzheimer’s Association Hosts Regional Community Forums to Educate Residents About the Disease

by Breanna Reeves May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Students and faculty of the inaugural PRIME cohort pose for a picture in front of UCR’S School of Medicine Education Building.
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UCR’s PRIME Cohort Prepares Medical Students to Support Healthcare Needs of African, Black and Caribbean Communities

by Breanna Reeves May 16, 2023May 17, 2023
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade on June 24, 2022, and left the abortion issue in the hands of the states, conservative leaders in states across the country have enacted complete bans on abortion or restricted access to abortion related services and/or medications. The most recent national battle over abortion involves the attempt by a Texas federal judge to rescind the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in the process of ending a pregnancy.
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Fight Over Medication Abortion Continues

by Breanna Reeves May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

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