Gina Jiménez

Hi there! I am a bilingual journalist focused on health and environmental policy and how they affect disadvantaged communities.

My work has been published in the Financial Times, National Geographic, Scientific American, Mother Jones, The Guardian, The Texas Observer, El Paso Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Climate News, Slate, Kaiser Health News, Scienceline, Animal Político, Revista Gatopardo, The Washington Post, and Vice News.

My Latest

Texas Public Radio • 25th November 2024

Domestic Violence Shelters in Texas See a Surge of Pregnant Women After the Dobbs Decision - Public Health Watch

Pregnant survivors present an additional burden for the shelters, which at the same time are having to reject more victims because of lack of space.

Financial Times • 9th November 2024

My quest to visit every 4.8-star bar in Manhattan

The top-rated spots on Google reviews aren’t the ones you’d expect

Selected Work

Public Health Watch • 29th August 2024

Immigrant Domestic Abuse Victims Are Waiting Longer Than Ever for Relief

The Violence Against Women Act allows victims to apply for legal immigration status without their abusers’ help. But the COVID-19 pandemic significantly slowed the application process.

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspective • 31st July 2024

Martin Giurfa’s concept of home

The insect-cognition researcher has done his work across continents, but Argentina is never far from his mind.

Revista de la Universidad de México • 26th July 2024

El Sena: medalla de oro en materia fecal

Francia está en la última etapa de su carrera por convertir uno de los ríos más emblemáticos del mundo en escenario olímpico.

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspective • 24th April 2024

How to use race and ethnicity data responsibly in neuroscience research

Follow these four tips to avoid using the information in problematic ways, including as a proxy for environmental variables.

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspective • 18th April 2024

Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials

Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.

With money running out, astronomers urge Mexico to save its giant telescope

The Large Millimeter Telescope, Alfonso Serrano, will run out of funds in August, they warn

Scientific American • 15th March 2024

Pregnancy and Childbirth Reshape the Brain in Profound, Sometimes Lasting Ways

A study of more than 100 birthing parents showed that pregnancy and birth cause changes in brain circuits that may be involved in empathy and bonding with the child

Being pregnant and giving birth changes a person’s brain, but the brain looks different depending on whether it’s examined during pregnancy or after a person gives birth, a recent study found. The research is helping disentangle some of the mysteries in the long-ignored field of maternal neuroscience.

The study, published in Januar

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspective • 8th March 2024

Alzheimer’s scientist to correct two papers because of data inconsistencies

Anonymous commenters raised concerns about the statistical methods that Soyon Hong and her colleagues used in their work.

Scientific American • 1st March 2024

Many Pregnancy Losses Are Caused by Errors in Cell Division

Odd cell divisions could help explain why even young, healthy couples might struggle to get pregnant

Scientific American • 1st March 2024

When Hurricanes Strike, Climate Change Dominates Social Media

Tweets about climate change increase 80 percent when a hurricane hits and triple when the storm is a big one

National Geographic • 20th February 2024

'Society of the Snow' would’ve gone differently in today’s climate

Snowfall is declining in the drought-stricken Andes, and the plane may not have had survivors if it landed on today’s rocky terrain.

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspective • 16th February 2024

Proposed rule could restrict research on serotonergic compounds

If the proposal is passed, two psychedelics — one of which is widely used in basic neuroscience studies — would move into the strictest drug category.

Este País • 8th February 2024

¿Los vapeadores son los nuevos cigarros light?

¿Son los vapeadores la nueva alternativa o un riesgo latente para la salud pública?

Scientific American • 28th September 2023

Classifying Heat Waves Will Help People Better Understand Their Dangers

Climate change is making heat waves stronger and longer. Naming and ranking them like we do with hurricanes will make governments, companies and people take hot days more seriously.

Inside Climate News • 18th August 2023

Suicide Watch Incidents in Louisiana Prisons Spike by Nearly a Third on Extreme Heat Days, a New Study Finds

"Prison is stressful enough, and then you add this layer of heat that people are powerless to escape.”

Inside Climate News • 15th August 2023

During Some of the Hottest Months in History, Millions of App Delivery Drivers Are Feeling the Strain

Around 4 million people in the U.S. work as contractors for app services like DoorDash delivering pizzas, salads and pad thai. Those in areas with extreme heat are taking new measures to keep working through it.

Inside Climate News • 13th August 2023

When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged

A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.

KFF Health News • 30th June 2023

A New Law Is Supposed to Protect Pregnant Workers — But What If We Don’t Know How?

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has a big weakness: occupational health studies have mostly been centered on men.

the Guardian • 29th June 2023

Many people in Mexico without power as deadly heat leads to strain on grid

Climate change has made high temperatures more common in the country, which has already surpassed peak energy demand of 2022

Inside Climate News • 28th June 2023

Emergency Room Visits and 911 Calls for Heat Illness Spike During Texas Heat Wave

Prolonged 100-plus degree weather has sent hundreds of Texans to emergency rooms this month

Inside Climate News • 14th June 2023

ER Visits for Asthma in New York City Soared as Wildfire Smoke Blanketed the Region

Smoky days can double emergency hospital visits for asthma, which disproportionately affects Black and Latino children. In New York, the Bronx was especially hard hit.

Slate Magazine • 7th May 2023

Don’t Freeze Your Eggs in Your 20s!

While clinics may suggest that it’s savvy to plan far ahead, experts say the costs of doing the procedure too early outweigh the benefits.

Scienceline • 4th April 2023

When it comes to mental health, there might be something in the air

It turns out, inhaling polluted air not only stresses your lungs and heart. It can damage your mental health, too.

Scienceline • 10th March 2023

Why illness spikes when water supplies dwindle

From Mexico to Mississippi, extreme weather events are increasing the risk of intestinal sickness outbreaks

Load More