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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Health Industry and Regulation

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Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling?

by Logan Jaffe

January 16, 2019, 4:59 am EST
St. Luke’s in Houston Replaces Its President, Other Top Leaders After Series of Care Lapses, Recent Deadly Error

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

January 14, 2019, 7:40 pm EST
Top Cancer Doctor, Forced Out Over Ties to Drug Makers, Joins Their Ranks

by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

January 7, 2019, 6:17 pm EST
Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil

by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

December 31, 2018, 10:30 am EST
When the Calendar Requires the Release of Insanity Defendants in Oregon, Harm Often Follows

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise

December 28, 2018, 5:00 am EST
An Unsigned Letter Alleged Mistakes During Heart Transplants at St. Luke’s. Now a Widow Is Suing.

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

December 14, 2018, 6:00 am EST
Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Will Remain Open for Now

by Duaa Eldeib

December 13, 2018, 6:22 pm EST
Lawsuit Targets Illinois’ Child Welfare Agency Over Children Languishing in Psychiatric Hospitals

by Duaa Eldeib

December 13, 2018, 12:21 pm EST
“Landmark” Maternal Health Legislation Clears Major Hurdle

by Nina Martin

December 12, 2018, 12:56 pm EST
Illinois Regulators Are Investigating a Psychiatrist Whose Research With Children Was Marred by Misconduct

by Jodi S. Cohen

December 12, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Criminally Insane in Oregon Attack Twice as Many People Than Previously Known, New Data Shows

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise

December 12, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Their Industry Ties in Medical Journal Studies. And Journals Are Doing Little to Enforce Their Rules

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times

December 8, 2018, 10:00 am EST
Federal Judge Puts Independent Review of Troubled Psychiatric Hospital on Hold

by Duaa Eldeib

December 7, 2018, 7:24 pm EST
Local Oregon Officials and Community Members Weigh in on Repeated Attacks After Pleading Insanity

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa

December 6, 2018, 5:00 am EST
A Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Will Lose Federal Funding Over Safety and Abuse Issues Involving Children in State Care

by Duaa Eldeib

November 30, 2018, 7:56 pm EST
As St. Luke’s Heart Program Faltered, Deaths After Liver and Lung Transplants Also Ticked Upward

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

November 30, 2018, 6:00 am EST
You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True

by Marshall Allen

November 21, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Your Medical Devices Are Not Keeping Your Health Data to Themselves

by Derek Kravitz and Marshall Allen

November 21, 2018, 5:00 am EST
9-Year-Old Alleges Staff Member at Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Choked and Restrained Her

by Duaa Eldeib

November 20, 2018, 8:02 pm EST
Oregon Officials Call for Changes of Laws on Criminally Insane

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise

November 20, 2018, 11:58 am EST
ACLU of Illinois Demands Removal of Children in DCFS Care From Troubled Chicago Hospital

by Duaa Eldeib

November 16, 2018, 8:37 pm EST
Outside Review Faults Orlando Fire Department Policies and Mistakes in Pulse Shooting Response

by Abe Aboraya, WMFE

November 16, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Chicago City Council Members Seek Hearing on Psychiatric Hospital

by Duaa Eldeib

November 14, 2018, 6:52 pm EST
Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

November 14, 2018, 5:00 am EST
What Oregon Officials Knew and When They Knew It

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise

November 14, 2018, 5:00 am EST
How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

November 14, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

November 14, 2018, 5:00 am EST
How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

November 14, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Illinois DCFS Agrees to Outside Inquiry at Psychiatric Hospital Where Children Have Reported Abuse

by Duaa Eldeib

November 5, 2018, 8:22 pm EST
Illinois Child Welfare Agency Agrees to Stop Sending Children to Psychiatric Hospital Where Children Reported Abuse but Balks at Full Investigation

by Duaa Eldeib

November 2, 2018, 4:49 pm EDT
Reporting on the Layers of Potential Harm for Children in Psychiatric Hospitals

by Duaa Eldeib

November 2, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
Lawmakers Call for Independent Inquiry at Psychiatric Hospital After ProPublica Illinois Report on Abuse of Children

by Duaa Eldeib

November 1, 2018, 4:29 pm EDT
The VA Shadow Rulers’ Signature Program Is “Trending Towards Red”

by Isaac Arnsdorf

November 1, 2018, 1:11 pm EDT
Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Is Under Fire Over Reports Alleging Abuse of Children

by Duaa Eldeib

October 31, 2018, 1:15 pm EDT
Federal Inspectors Cite St. Luke’s in Houston for Problems in a Heart Transplant

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle

October 31, 2018, 6:00 am EDT
What We Learned From Letting a Mother and Her Son Tell Their Own Story

by Logan Jaffe and Jodi S. Cohen

October 26, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
“We Will Keep on Fighting for Him.”

by Jodi S. Cohen and Logan Jaffe,

October 25, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
Sloan Kettering Cancer Researchers Correct the Record by Revealing Company Ties

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times

October 12, 2018, 3:15 pm EDT
“They’ve Got to Execute You”: St. Luke’s Doctor Faces Discipline After Raising Patient Care Concerns

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

October 11, 2018, 12:00 pm EDT
In Montana, a Tough Negotiator Proved Employers Don’t Have to Pay So Much for Health Care

by Marshall Allen

October 2, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
Cancer Center’s Board Chairman Faults Top Doctor, Saying He “Crossed Lines”

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times

October 1, 2018, 7:30 pm EDT
Facing Crisis, Sloan Kettering Tells Exec to Hand Over Profits From Biotech

by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

September 29, 2018, 12:15 pm EDT
The Child Abuse Contrarian

by David Armstrong

September 26, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
Cancer Center Switches Focus on Fundraising as Problems Mount

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times

September 25, 2018, 8:00 pm EDT
He Said He Faked Mental Illness to Avoid Prison. Now, Accused in 2 Killings, He’s Sent Back to a State Hospital.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise

September 24, 2018, 4:39 pm EDT
Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Rules Governing Organ Transplant Centers

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica

September 21, 2018, 3:00 pm EDT
Sloan Kettering’s Cozy Deal With Start-Up Ignites a New Uproar

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times

September 20, 2018, 4:10 pm EDT
Black Patients Miss Out On Promising Cancer Drugs

by Caroline Chen and Riley Wong

September 19, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
A Cancer Patient’s Guide to Clinical Trials

by Caroline Chen

September 19, 2018, 4:59 am EDT
How We Compared Clinical Trial and Cancer Incidence Data

by Riley Wong

September 19, 2018, 4:58 am EDT