AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe U.S. Government Defended the Overseas Business Interests of Baby Formula Makers. Kids Paid the Price.propublica.org - Heather Vogell, June Watsamon Tri-yasakdaRecords and interviews show that the U.S. government repeatedly used its muscle to advance the interests of large baby formula companies while …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA Utah Cleft Palate Team Says Its Approach Is Innovative. Others See a Pattern of Unnecessary Surgeries on Children.propublica.org - Megan RoseAt Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah, pediatric surgeons are taking controversial risks with how they care for kids with cleft lip and palate. …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMichigan Lawmaker Introduces Bill Requiring State Health Plans to Cover Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatmentspropublica.org - Robin Fields, Maya MillerAfter ProPublica reported on a Michigan insurer that wouldn’t cover a cancer patient’s last-chance treatment, a state lawmaker introduced a measure …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSyphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.propublica.org - Anna Maria Barry-JesterThe only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. Untreated, the disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLawmakers Could Limit When County Officials in Mississippi Can Jail People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatmentpropublica.org - Isabelle TaftThe legislation follows reporting by Mississippi Today and ProPublica showing that hundreds of people in the state are jailed every year while …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWe’re Investigating Mental Health Care Access. Share Your Insights.propublica.orgProPublica’s reporters want to talk to mental health providers, health insurance insiders and patients as we examine the U.S. mental health care …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTheir States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can’t Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.propublica.org - Kavitha SuranaIn Tennessee and other states that banned abortion, doctors are left to debate high-risk pregnancy cases with their colleagues. ProPublica takes an …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSevere Complications for Pregnant Veterans Nearly Doubled in the Last Decade, a GAO Report Findspropublica.org - Cassandra JaramilloThe report, which notes that Black women have a higher rate of complication, recommends that the VA collect more data on mental health, race and …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAfter Promising to Make Government Health Care Data More Accessible, the Biden Administration Now Wants to Clamp Downpropublica.org - T. Christian MillerResearchers across the country fear a new proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will increase fees and decrease access to data …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoShe Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.propublica.orgTennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIn Crisis, She Went to an Illinois Facility. Two Years Later, She Still Isn’t Able to Leave.propublica.org - Molly Parker, Beth HundsdorferThe state of Illinois is asking for the end of court oversight of its system of care for people with developmental disabilities. But some advocates …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoVeterans Affairs Secretary Vows to Increase Staffing at Clinic Tied to Two Deadly Shootingspropublica.org - ProPublicaThe Northern California clinic was the focus of a recent ProPublica investigation into inadequate mental health care. Over the course of three days, …