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927 stories published since 2008

The Failure to Track Data on Stillbirths Undermines Efforts to Prevent Them

by Irena Hwang, Sophie Chou and Duaa Eldeib,

Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act

by T. Christian Miller,

When Therapists Lose Their Licenses, Some Turn to the Unregulated Life Coaching Industry Instead

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

Bill to Fund Stillbirth Prevention and Research Passes Congress

by Duaa Eldeib,

This Mississippi Hospital Transfers Some Patients to Jail to Await Mental Health Treatment

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today,

Maine’s Health Department Rarely Investigates When Residents Wander Away From Their Care Facilities

by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor,

Kristi Noem Said She Is Proud to “Support Babies, Moms, and Families.” Her Record Shows Otherwise, Critics Say.

by Jessica Lussenhop,

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

by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today,

Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded.

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester,

Transgender Care Coverage Policies in North Carolina and West Virginia Are Discriminatory, Court Rules

by Aliyya Swaby,

FDA Moves to Scrutinize Specialized Health Screenings

by Anna Clark,

Philips Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to Patients Who Say They Were Injured by Breathing Machines

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Michael D. Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Julian Andreone, Medill Investigative Lab,

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

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum, and David Armstrong, ProPublica,

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

by Jeremy Schwartz,

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

by ProPublica,

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

by Audrey Dutton,

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

by Robin Fields,

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

by Heather Vogell, ProPublica, photography by June Watsamon Tri-yasakda, special to ProPublica,

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

by Megan Rose,

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

by Robin Fields and Maya Miller,

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

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester,

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

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today,

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

by Kirsten Berg, Max Blau, Duaa Eldeib, Jeff Ernsthausen, Maya Miller, Lizzie Presser and Annie Waldman,

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

by Kavitha Surana,

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

by Cassandra Jaramillo,

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

by T. Christian Miller,

The Year After a Denied Abortion

by Stacy Kranitz, special to ProPublica and Kavitha Surana,

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

by Molly Parker and Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois,

How to Participate in ProPublica’s Stillbirths Memorial

by ProPublica,

A Memorial for the Children Lost to Stillbirth

by Adriana Gallardo and Duaa Eldeib, design by Zisiga Mukulu,

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

by ProPublica,

Medicare Certifies Hospices in California Despite State Ban on New Licenses

by Ava Kofman,

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

by Liz Moughon,

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

by Haajrah Gilani, Emma McNamee, Phillip Powell and Juliann Ventura, Northwestern University; and Jonathan D. Salant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

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

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today,

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

by Jennifer Berry Hawes,

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

by Duaa Eldeib,

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

by Robin Fields and Maya Miller,

How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi,

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

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi, ProPublica, photography by Loren Elliott for ProPublica,

ProPublica Adds Ownership Information to Our Nursing Home Database

by Ruth Talbot,

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

by Liz Moughon,

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

por Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, y Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

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

por Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, y Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

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

by Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, and Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

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

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum, and David Armstrong and Doris Burke, ProPublica,

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

by Audrey Dutton,

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

by Cezary Podkul,

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

by Annie Waldman,

How ProPublica and CareSet Investigated the Overuse of Vascular Procedures

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, with data analysis by Alma Trotter and Fred Trotter, CareSet,

What We’re Watching

During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.

Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

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Sharon Lerner

I cover health and the environment and the agencies that govern them, including the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Andy Kroll

I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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Jesse Coburn

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    by Patricia Callahan,

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    The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional debt before the agency moved to take the homes.

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    In 2013, ProPublica reporter David Epstein was contacted by a woman with a wild story and a batch of photos she believed were clues to the mystery of her condition. Turns out, she was right.

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    by Jesse Coburn,