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Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment

Supporters say the measure is a step forward in curbing the number of people jailed during civil commitment. But some local officials say the impact will be limited unless the state makes other changes, including adding psychiatric beds.

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FDA Moves to Scrutinize Specialized Health Screenings

The agency issued a rule that brings new scrutiny to a range of critical lab-developed tests, including certain cancer and prenatal screenings. ProPublica previously reported how lab-test accuracy and marketing had skirted federal oversight.

Veterans Without Assistance

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Chair Calls for More Mental Health Care Providers in Rural Areas

Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the barriers faced by veterans in crisis, Sen. Jon Tester asked VA Secretary Denis McDonough to increase the number of providers and ensure they are “in locations where veterans need them most.”

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Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment

FDA Moves to Scrutinize Specialized Health Screenings

A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.

Texas Appeals Court Throws Out Defamation Lawsuit Against ProPublica, Houston Chronicle

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Chair Calls for More Mental Health Care Providers in Rural Areas

After Decades of Imprisoning Patients, Idaho Approves Secure Mental Health Facility

What to Know About the Roiling Debate Over U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates

The U.S. Government Defended the Overseas Business Interests of Baby Formula Makers. Kids Paid the Price.

A Utah Cleft Palate Team Says Its Approach Is Innovative. Others See a Pattern of Unnecessary Surgeries on Children.

Michigan Lawmaker Introduces Bill Requiring State Health Plans to Cover Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatments

Syphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.

Lawmakers Could Limit When County Officials in Mississippi Can Jail People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment

We’re Investigating Mental Health Care Access. Share Your Insights.

Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can’t Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.

Severe Complications for Pregnant Veterans Nearly Doubled in the Last Decade, a GAO Report Finds

After Promising to Make Government Health Care Data More Accessible, the Biden Administration Now Wants to Clamp Down

The Year After a Denied Abortion

In Crisis, She Went to an Illinois Facility. Two Years Later, She Still Isn’t Able to Leave.

How to Participate in ProPublica’s Stillbirths Memorial

A Memorial for the Children Lost to Stillbirth

Veterans Affairs Secretary Vows to Increase Staffing at Clinic Tied to Two Deadly Shootings

Medicare Certifies Hospices in California Despite State Ban on New Licenses

How Patients and Doctors Are Navigating the Fallout of the Massive Recall of Philips Breathing Machines

Congressional Watchdog Will Launch Inquiry Into FDA Oversight of Medical Device Recalls

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Mississippi Counties Jail People for Mental Illness

How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5.

As the U.S. Struggles With a Stillbirth Crisis, Australia Offers a Model for How to Do Better

Health Plans Can’t Dodge Paying for Expensive New Cancer Treatments, Says Michigan’s Top Insurance Regulator

How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health

Three Days of Tragedy: How a VA Clinic’s Inability to Help Veterans in Crisis Destroyed Two Families

ProPublica Adds Ownership Information to Our Nursing Home Database

“With Every Breath” Captures the Human Toll of Philips’ Failure to Disclose Dangerous Defects of Its CPAP Devices

¿Preocupada por su visita al ginecobstetra? Una guía sobre lo que debería suceder —y lo que no debería suceder.

Mujeres de Utah intentaron denunciar agresiones sexuales a la policía. Dicen que enfrentaron retrasos y barreras lingüísticas.

Utah Women Tried to Report Sexual Assaults to Police. They Say They Faced Delays and Language Barriers.

Doctors With Histories of Big Malpractice Settlements Work for Insurers, Deciding If They’ll Pay for Care

Idaho Keeps Some Psychiatric Patients in Prison, Ignoring Decades of Warnings About the Practice

Representatives Propose Ban on Insurers Charging Doctors a Fee to Be Paid Electronically

This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and Accused of “Fratricide.”

How ProPublica and CareSet Investigated the Overuse of Vascular Procedures

Thousands of Patients May Be Undergoing Vascular Procedures Too Soon or Unnecessarily

Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them.

Emails Reveal How a Hospital Bowed to Political Pressure to Stop Treating Trans Teens

Some Republicans Were Willing to Compromise on Abortion Ban Exceptions. Activists Made Sure They Didn’t.

Health Insurers Have Been Breaking State Laws for Years

Insurance Executives Refused to Pay for the Cancer Treatment That Could Have Saved Him. This Is How They Did It.

Mississippi Jailed More Than 800 People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment in a Year. Just One Jail Meets State Standards.

Maine Rarely Sanctions Residential Care Facilities Even After Severe Abuse or Neglect Incidents

You Have a Right to Know Why a Health Insurer Denied Your Claim. Some Insurers Still Won’t Tell You.

Find Out Why Your Health Insurer Denied Your Claim