An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease had New Yorkers panicking last summer. We go behind the scenes to find how the city stopped a deadly bacteria that claimed 16 lives, and left more than a hundred people sick.

How to Stop an Outbreak

Doctors listen to stories from patients all the time. This week, we give them the mic -- these are their stories about patients who left a lasting impression on their lives.

Doctor Stories: The Patient I'll Never Forget

20160601 Atc A Med Student Decides To Be Upfront About Her Mental Issues

On The Media

What Makes a Great Disease Story?

Son's Rare Cancer Leads Family On Quest For Cure

New York Debates Whether Housing Counts As Health Care

Only Human

Please Spit in This Tube: An Election Experiment

Last fall, a bunch of us got sick at the same time, and it seemed likely that the virus spread at the workplace. The question came up: who came to work sick? Or to put it another way: who was to blame for this office outbreak?

Flu-dunnit?

I'm a reporter at WNYC, the NPR station in New York. I have worked for Radiolab, Marketplace, Weekend America, and The Next Big Thing and reported for NPR, BBC, On the Media, Studio 360 and more. And I remember when we used to edit sound with a rock and chisel.

Amanda Aronczyk