Carrie Feibel is the Health Editor at KQED, where she also reports for the radio and online. Her stories have appeared on the national NPR shows Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Here & Now, and on the national website, Kaiser Health News. Her print career included stints at the Houston Chronicle, The (Bergen) Record, and the Associated Press in New York City. A native of St. Louis, Feibel attended Cornell University, and earned a master's in journalism from Columbia University.
Although 33 states have passed right to try legislation aimed at helping dying people get easier access to experimental treatments, medical ethicists warn they pose worrisome risks to the health and finances of vulnerable patients.