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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Health Industry and Regulation

856 stories published since 2008

Remote Alaska Villages Isolate Themselves Further in Effort to Shield Against Coronavirus

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Will Rise During Quarantines. So Will Neglect of At-Risk People, Social Workers Say.

by Joaquin Sapien, Ginger Thompson, Beena Raghavendran and Megan Rose,

A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients

by Lizzie Presser,

Immigration Courts Are Telling Employees to Come to Work — Ignoring Health Risks and Local Shelter-in-Place Orders

by Dara Lind,

The White House Asked Manufacturers for Help, Then Gave Them No Clear Instructions

by Yeganeh Torbati,

The Veterans Health Administration Has Banned Even Administrative Employees From Working From Home

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth,

We Tracked the Last Time the Government Bailed Out the Economy. Here’s What to Know About the $1 Trillion Coronavirus Plan.

by Michael Grabell and Paul Kiel,

Here’s Why Florida Got All the Emergency Medical Supplies It Requested While Other States Did Not

by Lydia DePillis, Mike Spies, Joshua Kaplan, Kyle Edwards and Caroline Chen,

I’m Not in the NBA Nor Am I Tom Hanks. Here’s How I Lucked Into a COVID-19 Test.

by Haru Coryne,

ICE Has Repeatedly Failed to Contain Contagious Diseases, Our Analysis Shows. It’s a Danger to the Public.

by J. David McSwane,

What Coronavirus Means for Pregnancy, and Other Things New and Expecting Mothers Should Know

by Nina Martin,

A Congressman Skipped the Coronavirus Relief Vote. Instead, He Went Home to Tell Senior Citizens to Blame Mass Media.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

As Doctors and Nurses Grow Desperate for Protective Gear, They Fear They’re Infecting Patients

by Topher Sanders, Maya Miller, Lexi Churchill and David Armstrong,

Work in Government, Finance or an Industry Affected by the Trump Administration’s Bailouts? Talk to Us.

by Justin Elliott,

No, President Trump, the Coronavirus Is Nothing Like H1N1 Swine Flu Either

by Charles Ornstein,

How My Mom Followed Her Instincts to Find Her First Coronavirus Patient

by Akilah Johnson,

Chicago Public Libraries Are Staying Open Even Though Librarians Say It Is Not Safe

by Jodi S. Cohen and Logan Jaffe,

As Coronavirus Cases Rise, Members of Some Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Communities Continue to Congregate

by Justin Elliott and Agnel Philip,

Letter Carriers Say the Postal Service Pressured Them to Deliver Mail Despite Coronavirus Symptoms — and Often Without Hand Sanitizer

by Maryam Jameel,

During Tuesday’s Illinois Primary, Chicago Alderman and Former Firefighter Nicholas Sposato Delivered Pizzas at the Polls as His Ward Office Remained Open

by Mick Dumke,

Medical Conferences Didn’t Cancel, Exposing Doctors Who Treat High-Risk Patients to Coronavirus

by David Armstrong,

How Many Americans Are Really Infected With the Coronavirus?

by Caroline Chen,

How Quickly Hospitals Could Fill Up if We Don’t Slow Coronavirus Down

by Lucas Waldron and Katie Campbell,

Illinois Hospitals Lack the Beds Needed to Care for the Number of Residents Projected to Get Coronavirus

by Haru Coryne,

The Five Questions Reporters Need to Ask Hospitals and Local Officials About Coronavirus

by Charles Ornstein,

Methodology: How ProPublica Mapped Hospital Capacity for Coronavirus

by Annie Waldman,

Are Hospitals Near Me Ready for Coronavirus? Here Are Nine Different Scenarios.

by Annie Waldman, Al Shaw, Ash Ngu and Sean Campbell,

Chicago Shuts Down, but Its Public Libraries Are Open. Librarians Want Them Closed.

by Jodi S. Cohen and Logan Jaffe,

Inside the Pro-Trump Facebook Group Where First Responders Call Coronavirus a Hoax

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

The CDC Recommends Americans Stay at Home — Unless They Work for the CDC

by Yeganeh Torbati and Maryam Jameel,

Millions of Federal Workers Still Waiting on Work-From-Home Order During Coronavirus Pandemic

by Yeganeh Torbati,

Coronavirus Panic Buying Puts Grocery Workers and Shoppers at Risk of Infection

by Alexandra Zayas,

No Matter What Some Public Officials Say, the Message You Need to Hear Is “Stay Home”

by Charles Ornstein,

How South Korea Scaled Coronavirus Testing While the U.S. Fell Dangerously Behind

by Stephen Engelberg, Lisa Song and Lydia DePillis,

This Coronavirus Is Unlike Anything in Our Lifetime, and We Have to Stop Comparing It to the Flu

by Charles Ornstein,

First Responders Face High Risk but Lack Supplies and Personnel to Combat Coronavirus

by Marshall Allen, Topher Sanders, Joaquin Sapien and Lexi Churchill,

Some Towns Still Haven’t Halted Utility Shut-offs for Unpaid Water Bills During Coronavirus, Even as Federal Lawmakers Demand It

by Talia Buford and Sean Campbell,

The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases

by Lydia DePillis and Caroline Chen,

Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.

by Maya Miller, Caroline Chen and Joshua Kaplan,

Are You in Coronavirus Quarantine? Tell Us What Authorities Told You So We Can Make Sure It’s Right.

by Maya Miller, Moiz Syed, Ken Schwencke, Ariana Tobin, Caroline Chen and Charles Ornstein,

Thousands of Foster Children Were Sent Out of State to Mental Health Facilities Where Some Faced Abuse and Neglect

by David Jackson, Chicago Tribune, and Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica Illinois,

Why a Mental Health Institute for Foster Children Became Known as “The Misery Mill”

by David Jackson, Chicago Tribune,

You Might Be Buying a Hand Sanitizer That Won’t Work for Coronavirus

by Marshall Allen and Lisa Song,

I Lived Through SARS and Reported on Ebola. These Are the Questions We Should Be Asking About Coronavirus.

by Caroline Chen,

U.S. Hospitals Say They’re Ready for Coronavirus. Their Infection Control Violations Say Otherwise.

by Marshall Allen, Caroline Chen, J. David McSwane and Lexi Churchill,

¿Cómo está afectando el coronavirus tu trabajo o tu vida diaria? Cuéntanos tu historia.

por ProPublica y Univision News,

We Want to Talk to People Working, Living and Grieving on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus. Help Us Report.

by Maya Miller, Marshall Allen, Caroline Chen and Akilah Johnson,

Key Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect the Potential Spread of Coronavirus

by Caroline Chen, Marshall Allen, Lexi Churchill and Isaac Arnsdorf,

Trump Endorsed a Risky Antidepressant for Veterans. Lawmakers Want to Know if His Mar-a-Lago Pals Had a Stake in the Drugmaker.

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Tell Us About the Health Care Industry’s Markups and Middlemen

by Marshall Allen,