A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.
After ProPublica contacted Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren’t needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote.
1 Month Ago: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
How a 25-Cent Cancer Pill Became a Hundred-Billion-Dollar Business
Reporter David Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer and soon learned that one of his drugs sold for almost $1,000 per pill — despite the fact it cost just pennies to make. What he found out helps explain why our healthcare system is the most expensive in the world.
Lawmaker Pushes for Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers After ProPublica Report
When Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, prison officials had the former Honduran president’s ICE hold lifted and he was driven to a posh New York hotel. That “can never be allowed to happen ever again,” said Rep. Norma Torres.
He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration.
What You Need to Know About How Tear Gas Harms Kids
Dozens of kids — many of them far from protest sites — have been harmed by tear gas and pepper spray deployed by federal immigration officers. Here is what you need to know about why these chemicals pose a particular health risk to children.
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How Oklahoma Lets Oil Companies Contaminate Drinking Water
Wastewater from Oklahoma oil and gas operations is spreading uncontrollably belowground, blasting out of old wells and contaminating drinking water. Documents show regulators failed to stop pollution or hold companies accountable.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
Toxic Ground: How Oil Field Pollution Is Threatening Oklahoma
About half of all Oklahomans live within a mile of an oil and gas site. A new documentary from The Frontier and ProPublica exposes the failure of state regulators to protect residents from a massive underground pollution crisis.
Forgive and Forget
How a Church Enabled Child Sex Abusers
Instead of reporting child sexual abuse allegations to police, the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church encouraged victims to forgive their abusers and forget the abuse.
In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations
The Old Apostolic Lutheran Church’s culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the U.S. and Canada, ensnaring parents, children and grandchildren in the same cycle of abuse.
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Leaders of a Minnesota Church Community Enabled a Child Abuser
Impact: Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case
Rx Roulette
The FDA’s Dangerous Gamble on America’s Drugs
The agency charged with ensuring the safety of the country’s drug supply has for years allowed risky drugs into your medicine cabinet. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
Look Up Where Your Generic Prescription Drugs Were Made
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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