Brett Dahlberg
Brett is the health reporter and a producer at WXXI News. He has a master’s degree from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism and before landing at WXXI, he was an intern at WNYC and with Ian Urbina of the New York Times. He also produced freelance reporting work focused on health and science in New York City. Brett grew up in Bremerton, Washington, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
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A state appeals court in Seneca County has upheld New York’s elimination of religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.The ruling from State Supreme…
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Irfan Rahman’s laboratory sits at the end of a long hallway on the third floor of the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and Dentistry. Inside...
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Bonnie Smorol had a tough choice. She has two aunts who had cancer that can be caused by a mutation in a certain gene.Smorol, 60, did not meet the…
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New York state will require health insurance companies to cover the cost of treatments to detect and prevent HIV infection starting next year, according…
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Intersection art makes streets more inviting and can remind motorists to respect crosswalks and bike lanes. But the federal government says the designs can also be distracting.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government and drug manufacturer Merck to address what he called a “critical shortage” of a bladder cancer…
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As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature indicate they’re moving closer to legalizing recreational marijuana, users and prescribers of...
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"There’s panic," Marty Teller said, sitting in a conference room in the executive offices of the Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency. "What...
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A Rochester startup is looking to solve a medical problem with a global scope. VisualDx is building a database of what diseases look like on all skin...
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Many American soldiers who attempt suicide have no prior mental health diagnosis, according to the most recent study to make use of data collected by...