Recent editorial work for KFF Health News, the Globe & Mail, and Bloomberg News
July 22, 2026

Prediction market trader, for the Globe and Mail

Jake Chung, 21, of Kirkland, Wash., uses a a computer and iPad to track financial markets, seen here in a lounge in his apartment building in Kirkland, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 14, 2026. Chung is an undergraduate student studying finance who has been trading stocks and on prediction markets including Kalshi for income. Chung shares his trading and predictions market journey through social media on Instagram and TikTok, documenting his financial strategies and challenges he makes for himself, such as turning $100 into $1000 through 26 trades. Chung says he uses AI to help him develop models used for trading. "It's the only thing I do to make money," he says, "I'm a student first, but this is what I do on the side."
Jake Chung, 21, of Kirkland, Wash., uses a a computer and iPad to track financial markets, seen here in a lounge in his apartment building in Kirkland, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 14, 2026. Chung is an undergraduate student studying finance who has been trading stocks and on prediction markets including Kalshi for income. Chung shares his trading and predictions market journey through social media on Instagram and TikTok, documenting his financial strategies and challenges he makes for himself, such as turning $100 into $1000 through 26 trades. Chung says he uses AI to help him develop models used for trading. "It's the only thing I do to make money," he says, "I'm a student first, but this is what I do on the side."
Jake Chung, 21, of Kirkland, Wash., is an undergraduate student studying finance who has been trading stocks and on prediction markets including Kalshi for income, seen here in a lounge in his apartment building in Kirkland, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 14, 2026. Chung shares his trading and predictions market journey through social media on Instagram and TikTok, documenting his financial strategies and challenges he makes for himself, such as turning $100 into $1000 through 26 trades. Chung says he uses AI to help him develop models used for trading. "It's the only thing I do to make money," he says, "I'm a student first, but this is what I do on the side."
Jake Chung, 21, of Kirkland, Wash., is an undergraduate student studying finance who has been trading stocks and on prediction markets including Kalshi for income, seen here in a lounge in his apartment building in Kirkland, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 14, 2026. Chung shares his trading and predictions market journey through social media on Instagram and TikTok, documenting his financial strategies and challenges he makes for himself, such as turning $100 into $1000 through 26 trades. Chung says he uses AI to help him develop models used for trading. "It's the only thing I do to make money," he says, "I'm a student first, but this is what I do on the side."

Boeing 737 manufacturing, for Bloomberg News

Boeing Co. 737 Max airplanes at the company's Final Assembly Building manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
Boeing Co. employees learn mechanical techniques including riveting at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
Boeing Co. employees learn sealant application techniques at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.” Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg
Boeing Co. employees work at the company's 737 Max Final Assembly Building manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.” Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg
Boeing Co. employees work on 737 Max airplanes at the company's Final Assembly Building manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
Boeing Co. 737 Max airplanes at the company's Final Assembly Building manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
Safety signs hang above a door inside the Boeing Co.'s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
A view inside a mock 737 Max fuselage used for Boeing Co. employees to practice foreign object debris at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
Boeing Co. employees learn electrical assembly techniques at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
Boeing Co. 737 Max airplanes at the company's Final Assembly Building manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”
Boeing Co. employees work at the company's 737 Max Final Assembly Building manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Boeing Co.’s newfound dominance of European rival Airbus SE extended into the first quarter, with the American manufacturer delivering 143 jets to add another chapter to what’s been called a “comeback story.”

Bill of the month, for Kaiser Health News

Jan Anderson was charged almost $140,000 for healthcare after having an episode of transient global amnesia in April 2025 after a hike in Sedona, Arizona. She kept repeating herself every 15 seconds and her husband took her to a hospital where caregivers thought she might be having a stroke. She was airlifted to Phoenix and doctors could confirm it was most likely not a stroke. Anderson is retired after a career in finance but not old enough for Medicare and had an Affordable Care Act Gold plan. "I thought I was getting the best coverage I could get," she says. But her insurance company, Molina Healthcare, said first that she wasn't a plan member and then that they needed to be notified before she was admitted into a hospital, and sent her bills amounting to almost $140,000. Eventually Molina paid for some of the costs, including the helicopter transport, but they still say she owes about $59,000, which Anderson continues to appeal both with the insurer and with state departments of insurance and members of Congress. She is seen here in her home in Edmonds, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 28, 2026.
Jan Anderson was charged almost $140,000 for healthcare after having an episode of transient global amnesia in April 2025 after a hike in Sedona, Arizona. She kept repeating herself every 15 seconds and her husband took her to a hospital where caregivers thought she might be having a stroke. She was airlifted to Phoenix and doctors could confirm it was most likely not a stroke. Anderson is retired after a career in finance but not old enough for Medicare and had an Affordable Care Act Gold plan. "I thought I was getting the best coverage I could get," she says. But her insurance company, Molina Healthcare, said first that she wasn't a plan member and then that they needed to be notified before she was admitted into a hospital, and sent her bills amounting to almost $140,000. Eventually Molina paid for some of the costs, including the helicopter transport, but they still say she owes about $59,000, which Anderson continues to appeal both with the insurer and with state departments of insurance and members of Congress. She is seen here in her home in Edmonds, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 28, 2026.
Jan Anderson was charged almost $140,000 for healthcare after having an episode of transient global amnesia in April 2025 after a hike in Sedona, Arizona. She kept repeating herself every 15 seconds and her husband took her to a hospital where caregivers thought she might be having a stroke. She was airlifted to Phoenix and doctors could confirm it was most likely not a stroke. Anderson is retired after a career in finance but not old enough for Medicare and had an Affordable Care Act Gold plan. "I thought I was getting the best coverage I could get," she says. But her insurance company, Molina Healthcare, said first that she wasn't a plan member and then that they needed to be notified before she was admitted into a hospital, and sent her bills amounting to almost $140,000. Eventually Molina paid for some of the costs, including the helicopter transport, but they still say she owes about $59,000, which Anderson continues to appeal both with the insurer and with state departments of insurance and members of Congress. She is seen here in her home in Edmonds, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 28, 2026.
A view of some of the medical bills sent to Jan Anderson after she had an episode of transient global amnesia in April 2025 after a hike in Sedona, Arizona. She kept repeating herself every 15 seconds and her husband took her to a hospital where caregivers thought she might be having a stroke. She was airlifted to Phoenix and doctors could confirm it was most likely not a stroke. Anderson is retired after a career in finance but not old enough for Medicare and had an Affordable Care Act Gold plan. "I thought I was getting the best coverage I could get," she says. But her insurance company, Molina Healthcare, said first that she wasn't a plan member and then that they needed to be notified before she was admitted into a hospital, and sent her bills amounting to almost $140,000. Eventually Molina paid for some of the costs, including the helicopter transport, but they still say she owes about $59,000, which Anderson continues to appeal both with the insurer and with state departments of insurance and members of Congress. She is seen here in her home in Edmonds, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 28, 2026.

World Cup anticipation in Seattle, for Bloomberg News

A Seattle 2026 FIFA World Cup orca whale tail sculpture stands in Overlook Park near Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026.
Country flags and the Seattle 2026 FIFA World Cup orca artwork decorate pillars of the monorail track in downtown Seattle, Washington, US, leading toward the Space Needle on Wed., June 10, 2026.
Workers secure 2026 FIFA World Cup banners on security fences outside Lumen Field, rebranded as Seattle Stadium during the World Cup, in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
An inflatable 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy stands outside Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub near Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026.
People work on the field in Lumen Field, rebranded as Seattle Stadium during the World Cup, in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
FIFA World Cup hats are for sale at Pro Image Sports, an apparel store near Lumen Field, rebranded as Seattle Stadium during the World Cup, in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
A soccer-themed Coca-Cola advertisement adorns a building near Lumen Field, rebranded as Seattle Stadium during the World Cup, in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
Flags of countries playing in Seattle matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and a Pride flag hang above the Harbor Steps in downtown Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
Soccer balls fill one of the front windows of Eyes On You Seattle in downtown Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
An Adidas branded FIFA World Cup-themed window display is seen at Nordstrom flagship store in downtown Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026.
Security fences and crowd control barriers surround Lumen Field, rebranded as Seattle Stadium during the World Cup, in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026.
Soccer-themed romance novels fill one of the front windows of Beguiled Books in the Pioneer Square area of Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
Ian Courtnage, CEO of Ethan Stowell Restaurants, fills a beer glass shaped like the FIFA World Cup trophy at The Victor Tavern in downtown Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. The restaurant and bar has ordered soccer-themed glassware and plans to decorate for the games. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
People work on displays within the security area of Lumen Field, rebranded as Seattle Stadium during the World Cup, in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wed., June 10, 2026. Matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Seattle starting next week.
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