For Precision Oncology News, I cover all things precision cancer medicine, from clinical research to business news, pricing and reimbursement, regulatory approvals, and disparities in accessing biomarker testing and personalized treatment.

Stories reported while earning my master's degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 

Caroline Hopkins is a reporter covering science, health, and medicine.

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The overturn of Roe v. Wade has put a spotlight on the availability of affordable, highly effective birth control in the U.S. Many younger women, however, don’t want their mothers’ contraceptives. Even before the Supreme Court decision, more wom

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Why aren't there hormone-free birth control pills? Roe puts spotlight on contraceptives

ADHD in women: Symptoms develop in childhood, but the signs are often missed

The world is running out of helium. Here's why doctors are worried.

The ‘abortion pill’ may treat dozens of diseases, but Roe reversal might upend research

Oncologists, Patients Still Face Unpredictable Payor Coverage for Broad Tissue NGS Panels

Precision Oncology Trials Still Enroll Mostly White Patients Despite Initiatives, Calls to Diversify

Master Of Your Own Destiny

Covid-19 patients are flooding New York hospitals, and the peak may be 3 weeks away

“We are desperate”: Trump’s inaction has created a crisis in protective medical gear

The dilemmas facing cancer doctors and patients in the coronavirus pandemic

New York City has a turtle problem

East Harlem's new cancer treatment center: Safer for patients, but at what cost?

A Tour of White, Mostly Male-Dominated Western Culture Through Limericks