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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Representatives from nine hospitals and health care systems agreed to seek training and certification over the next year to better serve seniors. -
UC San Diego is making free HIV testing more accessible to residents through Thursday to mark World AIDS Day, which occurred on Dec. 1. -
A new analysis from the San Diego Association of Governments found adult arrestees who had used meth in their lifetime were more likely to have a mental health condition that those who had never used the drug. -
San Diego veterans discussed their struggles transitioning from military to civilian life as part of a national awareness effort launched just ahead of Veterans Day. -
KPBS Midday EditionMedical facilities and county officials are using data as part of an all-hazards management plan to prepare for a potential influx of flu patients. -
California’s physicians are coming together to address the health needs and impacts of the state’s large unsheltered population.
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It is the largest jump in cases since the county confirmed its first case three weeks ago, and coincides with the highest number of overall test results since the crisis began, with 1,538 results coming in Tuesday. -
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