Robert Joiner
Health ReporterRobert Joiner has carved a niche in providing informed reporting about a range of medical issues. He won a Dennis A. Hunt Journalism Award for the Beacon’s "Worlds Apart" series on health-care disparities. His journalism experience includes working at the St. Louis American and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he was a beat reporter, wire editor, editorial writer, columnist, and member of the Washington bureau.
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 28, 2012 - A soy-based meat substitute said to have the texture and taste of chicken is slowly…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 27, 2009 - Gov. Jay Nixon struck a bipartisan tone in his first state-of-the-state address…
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Publish Date: 2009-04-19 00:12:53 Author: Robert Joiner Position: Beacon staff Charter school supporters praise switch to allow charters to buy vacant…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 19, 2010 - -The largest percentage of Missourians with health insurance, either…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 8, 2011 - A working mother and her asthmatic son have become the poster family for the benefits…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 30, 2012 - Some doctors are beginning to discover a downside to electronic health records. Call…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: September 4, 2008 - ST. PAUL - Former U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth said Thursday that critics of Gov.…
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The police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson and the sight of his limp body sprawled for hours in the street have provoked an intense debate that… -
Missouri is on the verge of breaking new ground in asthma care by extending more services to needy children in rural parts of the state. The additional… -
Last week, Schnucks announced it was closing its store on Grand Boulevard in north St. Louis. The closure adds to the "food desert" in that part of the… -
Public health departments are trying to reach their audiences through social media, but most have yet to learn how to "tweet" beyond the choir.That’s the… -
Medical researchers have been trying for years to figure out why asthma is much more prevalent among African Americans than whites. The easy answers…
