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Marshall Allen is a reporter for ProPublica. His "Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas," written in collaboration with Alex Richards for the Las Vegas Sun, was honored with several journalism awards, including winning the Harvard Kennedy School's 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and coming in as a Pulitzer Prize finalist for local reporting. His health-care coverage was recognized as the best in the country in 2009 by the Association of Healthcare Journalists (AHCJ). In 2007, he won second place for his beat reporting for the Sun where he spent five years before coming to ProPublica in 2011. Before he was in journalism, Allen spent five years in full-time ministry, including three years in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a Master's degree in Theology.

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Introducing the ProPublica Patient Harm Community on Facebook

May 21, 2:32 p.m.

We’ve created a Facebook community for those who have been harmed from errors, injuries or infections while being treated in a hospital.

Why Can’t Linda Carswell Get Her Husband’s Heart Back?

Dec. 15, 2011, 1:44 p.m.

For almost eight years, Linda Carswell has been trying to find out how her husband died. Her quest has led to a fraud judgment against a hospital as well as autopsy reform in Texas. But she’s still seeking answers — and the return of his heart.

Without Autopsies, Hospitals Bury Their Mistakes

Dec. 15, 2011, 1:36 p.m.

Hospital autopsies have become a rarity. As a result, experts say, diagnostic errors are missed, opportunities to improve medical treatment are lost, and health-care statistics are skewed.

Health-Care Reform Rules Would Restrict Public Reporting

Sept. 15, 2011, 10:46 a.m.

Last year’s health-care reform law promised to use Medicare billing data to increase public reporting about the performance of doctors and health-care facilities. Now, proposed government rules could prevent consumer groups from getting the data and would give medical providers the right to review any quality findings in advance.

Doctor’s Lawsuit Targets Parents of Patient Who Overdosed

Aug. 26, 2011, 10:57 a.m.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped Dr. Kevin Buckwalter of his ability to prescribe narcotics, citing the death of eight patients. Now Buckwalter claims a malpractice suit filed by the parents of Andrea Duncan, who died in 2005, is an abuse of the legal process.

Colorado Hits Body-Imaging Chain With a Hefty Fine

Aug. 8, 2011, 4:48 p.m.

Heart Check America, which marketed controversial body scans to consumers, treated patients without doctors’ orders and may have exposed patients unnecessarily to radiation, regulators say.

Illinois Regulators Sue Heart Scan Company, Alleging Deceptive Practices

June 23, 2011, 3:08 p.m.

After a ProPublica investigation, Illinois officials file suit against a company that markets long-term contracts for body and organ screenings that some medical experts say are unnecessary and could put patients at risk.

Body Imaging Business Pushes Scans Many Don’t Need — Including Me

June 7, 2011, 5 a.m.

A reporter gets an unusual offer from Heart Check America, a chain of scanning clinics that bypasses doctors and is drawing increased consumer complaints and heightened scrutiny from regulators.

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