Alexa Hornbeck
Alexa Hornbeck was a health care reporter for The Well News from March 2021 to August 2022. She has experience covering health and medicine topics. Her reporting focused on stories at the intersection of health, politics, social trends and science. She tracked health policy changes, women’s health and telemedicine news.
Prior to joining the TWN, Hornbeck worked for hyper local publications in San Francisco, California, and New York City. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received graduate degrees in public health and journalism. Her undergraduate degree was completed in literary studies at The New School in New York City.
Recent Work
The mass shooting of nine people at a San Jose light rail yard last Wednesday morning prompted the Stanford Blood... Read More
The mass shooting of nine people at a San Jose light rail yard last Wednesday morning prompted the Stanford Blood Center, headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., to spring to action to support the victims. “On Wednesday morning, we got a request from Santa Clara Valley Medical... Read More
Vaccination rates, which reached a peak of 3.38 million shots per day in April slowed to fewer than 2 million... Read More
Vaccination rates, which reached a peak of 3.38 million shots per day in April slowed to fewer than 2 million doses per day in May. In response on Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced a “month of action” to urge more Americans to get vaccinated before the... Read More
President Biden’s big push to get 70% of adults at least one shot by July 4th is now being supported... Read More
President Biden’s big push to get 70% of adults at least one shot by July 4th is now being supported by some of America’s largest dating sites, like Hinge, Ok Cupid, and Tinder, who will offer features to highlight vaccination status, and in-app promotions to register... Read More
A study published this week indicates that just one session of storytelling can increase oxytocin, reduce cortisol and pain, and... Read More
A study published this week indicates that just one session of storytelling can increase oxytocin, reduce cortisol and pain, and promote positive emotional shifts in children admitted into an intensive care unit. “As a storyteller myself I decided to investigate if all changes we are seeing... Read More
Researchers at Envision Healthcare and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recommend lowering the screening age for colorectal cancer... Read More
Researchers at Envision Healthcare and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recommend lowering the screening age for colorectal cancer from 50 to 45 years old based on new research. The Mount Sinai team analyzed approximately 3 million colonoscopies performed at more than 120 of Envision... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas-- In Texas this week, a bipartisan bill to develop a study on the use of psychedelic therapy to... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas-- In Texas this week, a bipartisan bill to develop a study on the use of psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate. “We are losing over 20 veterans a day to suicide in the United States.... Read More
Researchers from Stanford University published the results of a study Monday which found smartwatches can signal physiological changes, such as... Read More
Researchers from Stanford University published the results of a study Monday which found smartwatches can signal physiological changes, such as a change in red blood cell count, as well as early signs of dehydration, anemia and illness. The study is among the first to show that... Read More
Marna Gatlin, a 58-year-old from Portland, Ore., is the administrator of a Facebook support group for morbidly obese individuals. Gatlin... Read More
Marna Gatlin, a 58-year-old from Portland, Ore., is the administrator of a Facebook support group for morbidly obese individuals. Gatlin has struggled with obesity for several years but found this past year to be more challenging. “I decided during the pandemic I would not get on... Read More
The World Health Organization and UNICEF launched a toolkit for helping adolescents thrive based on evidence-based guidelines for the promotion... Read More
The World Health Organization and UNICEF launched a toolkit for helping adolescents thrive based on evidence-based guidelines for the promotion and prevention of mental health conditions, and programmatic guidance for people working in the health sector, social services, and education. The toolkit covers psychosocial interventions that... Read More
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., appears to be backing off her threat to “absolutely” force a vote on... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., appears to be backing off her threat to “absolutely” force a vote on her motion to vacate the speaker’s chair, telling reporters Tuesday that she’s willing to give House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,... Read More
NEW YORK — One of the women who claims to have accepted hush money from former President Donald Trump took... Read More
NEW YORK — One of the women who claims to have accepted hush money from former President Donald Trump took harsh aim at him during her testimony in his New York trial Tuesday. She told about a 2006 sexual encounter... Read More
Sharp-eyed grocery shoppers may notice new labels in the dairy aisle touting yogurt as way to reduce the risk of... Read More
Sharp-eyed grocery shoppers may notice new labels in the dairy aisle touting yogurt as way to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. That’s because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently said it’s OK for producers of yogurt to... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism” in the United States following the Oct.... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism” in the United States following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 Israelis, urging Americans not to “surrender our future to the horrors of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II told President Joe Biden on Monday that a just-launched Israeli offensive in Rafah threatens... Read More
WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II told President Joe Biden on Monday that a just-launched Israeli offensive in Rafah threatens to cause a “new massacre” in Gaza and could even cause “a regional spillover of the conflict.” The warning from... Read More
WASHINGTON — Adding more olive oil to your diet may decrease your chances of death from dementia-related diseases, according to... Read More
WASHINGTON — Adding more olive oil to your diet may decrease your chances of death from dementia-related diseases, according to a prospective cohort study of over 90,000 adults observed over 28 years. Consuming around ½ tablespoon (7 g) of olive... Read More
