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Kayla Yup

Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  Science, Technology, Healthcare, Health Policy, Arts
pig lover & health reporter @PhillyInquirer | words: @wsj @thenation @toledonews @nationshealth @yaledailynews @yalesciencemag @inthesetimesmag

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2023 Puffin Nation Writing Fellow
Yale Daily News Science & Technology Editor
Bylines: The Nation, The Nation’s Health, Yale Daily News, Yale Scientific Magazine, Yale Medicine

Kayla Yup’s Journalist Portfolio

Can Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Fix Hospitals' Staffing Crisis?

Can Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Fix Hospitals' Staffing Crisis?

The nurse staffing crisis isn't new, but the situation has only intensified since the Covid-19 pandemic. "Our…

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Life worrisome at the edge of Ohio's benefit cliff

Life worrisome at the edge of Ohio's benefit cliff

Second of two parts Black spots peppered her vision. Within seconds, they metastasized, filling her world wit…

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How Scientific Publishers' Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress

How Scientific Publishers' Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress

On April 17, the premier journal NeuroImage 's entire editorial team, comprising more than 40 scientists, res…

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Ohio toddler with disability among thousands set to lose Medicaid

Ohio toddler with disability among thousands set to lose Medicaid

BRYAN - Two-year-old Ezrah Hughs elbowed the floor, planted his forearms, and dragged his belly forward. He p…

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What AI art means for society, according to Yale experts - Yale Daily News

What AI art means for society, according to Yale experts - Yale Daily News

For "AI artists," the art-making process involves figuring out what string of words will generate the best im…

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Junction gateway to offer Toledo green space, community pride

Junction gateway to offer Toledo green space, community pride

Shantaé Brownlee said depictions of the Junction neighborhood on social media and in the news often miss the …

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What to know about Phillies prospect Aidan Miller’s spinal procedure

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By Kayla Yup
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
Phillies top prospect Aidan Miller’s 2026 season may be riding on a spinal procedure for lower back pain set for Friday. The outpatient procedure, called radiofrequency ablation of the facet joints, involves zapping nerves that relay pain to the brain. The treatment won’t fix the underlying problem, but could temporarily relieve pain, so the infielder can rehabilitate.
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As a child, she was treated at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for cancer. Now she's working there full time

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By Kayla Yup
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram
PHILADELPHIA -- When Emma Walz learned she landed an internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, she ran to the bathroom, jumped up and down, and cried happy tears. She had dreamed of working at CHOP since being treated there for cancer as a child, but hadn't expected to get to start her career there. After the internship, Walz graduated from Eastern University in 2024 and returned to work full time at CHOP that year as a research assistant in psychology.
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A Philly man didn’t know if he’d ever get off the kidney transplant waiting list. CAR-T made it happen.

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By Kayla Yup
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
After his second kidney transplant failed, Andrew Boyd had exhausted his options. The Philadelphia resident’s highly sensitive immune system almost certainly wouldreject another donor organ, doctors warned. For seven years, he required dialysis three times a week to replicate the kidney’s blood cleansing functions. Then doctors offered him an experimental treatment using CAR-Ttechnology invented at the University of Pennsylvania.
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