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827 stories published since 2008

“We Need to Defend This Law”: Inside an Anti-Abortion Meeting With Tennessee’s GOP Lawmakers

by Kavitha Surana,

Help Us Report on Stillbirths

by Duaa Eldeib, Nadia Sussman, Liz Moughon and Adriana Gallardo,

Her Child Was Stillborn at 39 Weeks. She Blames a System That Doesn’t Always Listen to Mothers.

by Duaa Eldeib,

Report Finds “Code of Silence” at Mental Health Facility Where Staff Abused and Neglected Patients

by Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois, and Molly Parker, Lee Enterprises Midwest,

How Effective Is the Government’s Campaign Against Hospital Mergers?

by Allan Sloan and Carson Kessler,

Do U.S. Border Officials Ask Travelers if They’ve Had Abortions?

by Kavitha Surana,

Deaths Linked to Neglect, Error Raise Concerns About Quality of Care at This Safety Net Hospital

by Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, with additional reporting by Nick Blumberg, WTTW/Chicago PBS,

Chilling Audio Provides Rare Glimpse Into Abuse at Troubled Illinois Residential Facility

by Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois, and Molly Parker, Lee Enterprises Midwest,

The CDC Scientist Who Couldn’t Get Monkeypox Treatment

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, photography by Braylen Dion, special to ProPublica,

The COVID-19 Booster’s Public Relations Problem

by Robin Fields,

Are You in a State That Banned Abortion? Tell Us How Changes in Medical Care Impact You.

by Kavitha Surana and Adriana Gallardo,

“The Human Psyche Was Not Built for This”

by Marilyn W. Thompson and Jenny Deam, research by Mollie Simon, illustrations by Kitra Cahana, special to ProPublica,

Minnesota Set to Become “Abortion Access Island” in the Midwest, but for Whom?

by Jessica Lussenhop,

Do You Have Insights Into Dental and Health Insurance Denials? Help Us Report on the System.

by David Armstrong, Patrick Rucker and Maya Miller,

“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen.

by Duaa Eldeib,

How Misinformation About COVID Vaccines and Pregnancy Took Root Early On and Why It Won’t Go Away

by Duaa Eldeib,

After Receiving Millions in Drug Company Payments, Pain Doctor Settles Federal Kickback Allegations

by Charles Ornstein,

New York Polio Case Now Connected to Traces of Virus Found in UK and Israel

by Robin Fields,

How Polio Crept Back Into the U.S.

by Robin Fields,

Her Ex-Husband Is Suing a Clinic Over the Abortion She Had Four Years Ago

by Nicole Santa Cruz,

Pharma Companies Sue for the Right to Buy Blood From Mexicans Along Border

by Stefanie Dodt, ARD German TV,

Critical Omissions Plague Texas Gun Background Check Law

by Jeremy Schwartz and Kiah Collier,

“We’re at a Crisis Point”: NY Attorney General Hearing Spotlights Child Mental Health Care Failures

by Abigail Kramer and Gabriel Poblete, THE CITY,

New York Let Residences for Kids With Serious Mental Health Problems Vanish. Desperate Families Call the Cops Instead.

by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY,

How Missouri Helps Abortion Opponents Divert State Taxes to Crisis Pregnancy Centers

by Jeremy Kohler,

New Documents Show How Drug Companies Targeted Doctors to Increase Opioid Prescriptions

by Charles Ornstein,

The State Behind Roe’s Likely Demise Also Does the Least for New Parents in Need

by Sarah Smith,

What You Need to Know When You Give Birth in a Country With Rising Maternal Mortality Rates

by Adriana Gallardo,

Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape

by Ken Armstrong,

In a Post-Roe America, Expect More Births in a Country Where Maternal Mortality Continues to Rise

by Robin Fields and Adriana Gallardo,

“This Was Not a Surprise”: How the Pro-Choice Movement Lost the Battle for Roe

by Alexandra Zayas,

Vaccine Medical Exemptions Are Rare. Thousands of Nursing Home Workers Have Them.

by Emily Hopkins and Andrea Suozzo,

Look Up Nursing Home Staff COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

by Ruth Talbot,

Tell Us About Your Experience With the Organ Transplant System

by Max Blau,

New York Increases Funding of Mental Health Care for Kids, Including Cash Governor Says Will Reopen Hospital Beds

by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY,

New York State Failed to Provide Legally Required Mental Health Care to Kids, Lawsuit Claims

by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY,

Cuomo Set Out to “Transform” Mental Health Care for Kids. Now They Can’t Get Treatment.

by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica,

Congress Opens Investigation Into FDA’s Handling of a Problematic Heart Device

by Neil Bedi,

Lawmakers Approve Payments to Parents of Children Who Died of Catastrophic Brain Injuries

by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald,

A High-Risk Medical Device Didn’t Meet Federal Standards. The Government Paid Millions for More.

by Neil Bedi,

Accused of Refusing Aid to Disabled Kids, a State Agency Responded — by Hiring a PR Firm

by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald,

They Were the Pandemic’s Perfect Victims

by Duaa Eldeib,

This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic. Here’s Why You Still Can’t Get It.

by Lydia DePillis,

“Get This Thing Out of My Chest”

by Neil Bedi and Maryam Jameel,

At Last, Florida Families Hit Hard by Their Children’s Birth Injuries Are Promised More Help

by Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald,

One Major Reason the U.S. Hasn’t Stopped Syphilis From Killing Babies

by Caroline Chen,

St. Jude Hoards Billions While Many of Its Families Drain Their Savings

by David Armstrong and Ryan Gabrielson,

Here’s Why Rapid COVID Tests Are So Expensive and Hard to Find

by Lydia DePillis and Eric Umansky,

Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable.

by Caroline Chen, photography by Talia Herman, special to ProPublica,

Florida Program to Aid Brain-Damaged Kids Often Told Families No. It’s Promising to Change.

by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald,