Hundreds of Md. Heart Patients Receive Unnecessary Implants
This is one of our editors' picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere.
Last year, St. Joseph Medical Center in … more…
Flu Nightmare: In Severe Pandemic, Officials Ponder Disconnecting Ventilators From Some Patients
With scant public input, state and federal officials are pushing ahead with plans that -- during a severe flu outbreak -- would de … more…
District Attorney in Louisiana Evaluates Statements on Patient Deaths
The District Attorney of Orleans Parish in Louisiana, Leon A. Cannizzaro Jr., said yesterday that he is evaluating “statements regard … more…
Slate Follows Up on Our Katrina Hospital Investigation—And We Follow Up Too
Slate's Josh Levin has a thoughtful story today following up on our exploration of post-Katrina deaths at Memorial Medical Center in … more…
Military Fails to Collect From AIG for Care to Injured Contractors
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has failed to bill American Insurance Group and other major insurance carriers for millions of dollars in … more…
Disaster Preparedness Pays Off in North Dakota
Last Thursday night, Dr. Bruce Pitts, an executive vice president at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND, faced an excruciating decision. … more…
Bush Abortion Rule Finalized Despite Opposition
A contentious midnight regulation we've been following has been finalized today, significantly strengthening the government's power t … more…
Louisiana Hospitals Learning Lessons From Hurricane Gustav
As Hurricane Gustav approached the southern Louisiana coastline last weekend, an estimated 10,000 hospital, nursing home and home-bas … more…
February 10, 2010
Long-Term Care Hospitals Face Little Scrutiny Alex Berenson, New York Times, February 10, 2010
February 09, 2010
Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care Reed Abelson, New York Times, February 09, 2010
January 29, 2010
Mass. AG Finds Clout of Hospitals Drives Costs Liz Kowalczyk and Scott Allen, Boston Globe, January 29, 2010
January 25, 2010
Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm Walt Bogdanich, New York Times, January 25, 2010
January 22, 2010
Feds Find More Problems at Calif. Hospital Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times, January 22, 2010
January 15, 2010
Md. Patients Learn They Might Have Unneeded Stents Robert Little, Baltimore Sun, January 15, 2010
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