Tarryn Mento
Health ReporterTarryn Mento served as KPBS' health reporter. She had previously worked as the multimedia producer for MetroFocus at WNET in New York City. She was also a Pulliam Fellow at the Arizona Republic. Tarryn has reported from three countries and in two languages. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, and El Nuevo Herald. She completed her master's degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she was named a Carnegie-Knight News 21 Fellow. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Tarryn completed her undergraduate education in journalism at SUNY-Albany.
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Federal statistics show nearly half of the nation's adults have high blood pressure and most are not adequately addressing it. -
San Diego County has said it is indefinitely delaying responses to some request for public records related to the coronavirus pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego's Children's Hospital is reviewing patients it recently treated for Kawasaki disease to determine if they were actually suffering from a similar but rare new illness connected to the novel coronavirus.
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San Diego County officials announced some local businesses would be able to operate indoors in a limited capacity starting Monday. -
Even as the COVID-19 numbers continue to improve in San Diego County, local officials say the state has not yet provided guidance regarding a framework toward reopening the county — leaving many people in limbo. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said he and other county officials were expecting to hear about the framework for reopening indoor businesses from the state by Monday.
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