Sarah Muthler

Sarah Muthler is a freelance health journalist based in North Carolina. 

A line graph titled 'Gun Violence Leads U.S. Childhood Deaths' compares deaths by firearms and motor vehicle accidents among children and adolescents in the United States from 2018 to 2022. The vertical axis shows the number of deaths, ranging from 3,200 to 4,400. Firearm deaths, represented by a red line, surpass motor vehicle accident deaths, represented by a blue line, beginning around 2020. In 2022, firearms killed 4,608 children.
Governance

Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election

by Sarah Muthler

Physicians are working to improve patient safety education but rely on research funding that is in doubt

A woman receives an ultrasound during a pop-up health clinic sponsored by WAWC Healthcare.
Gender

Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage

by Sarah Muthler

State regulations and payment systems have prevented the growth of freestanding birth centers