Investigative Reporting on Health Care

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,

Dec. 8, 2018, 10 a.m. EST

Federal Judge Puts Independent Review of Troubled Psychiatric Hospital on Hold

by Duaa Eldeib,

Dec. 7, 2018, 6:24 p.m. CST

Local Oregon Officials and Community Members Weigh in on Repeated Attacks After Pleading Insanity

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Dec. 6, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

A Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Will Lose Federal Funding Over Safety and Abuse Issues Involving Children in State Care

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 30, 2018, 6:56 p.m. CST

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,

Nov. 30, 2018, 6 a.m. EST

Your Medical Devices Are Not Keeping Your Health Data to Themselves

by Derek Kravitz and Marshall Allen,

Nov. 21, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True

by Marshall Allen,

Nov. 21, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

9-Year-Old Alleges Staff Member at Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Choked and Restrained Her

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 20, 2018, 7:02 p.m. CST

Oregon Officials Call for Changes of Laws on Criminally Insane

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Nov. 20, 2018, 11:58 a.m. EST

ACLU of Illinois Demands Removal of Children in DCFS Care From Troubled Chicago Hospital

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 16, 2018, 7:37 p.m. CST

Outside Review Faults Orlando Fire Department Policies and Mistakes in Pulse Shooting Response

by Abe Aboraya, WMFE,

Nov. 16, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Chicago City Council Members Seek Hearing on Psychiatric Hospital

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5:52 p.m. CST

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,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. 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,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

What Oregon Officials Knew and When They Knew It

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. 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,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. 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,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Illinois DCFS Agrees to Outside Inquiry at Psychiatric Hospital Where Children Have Reported Abuse

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 5, 2018, 7:22 p.m. CST

Illinois Child Welfare Agency Agrees to Stop Sending Children to Psychiatric Hospital Where Children Reported Abuse but Balks at Full Investigation

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 2, 2018, 3:49 p.m. CDT

Reporting on the Layers of Potential Harm for Children in Psychiatric Hospitals

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 2, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Lawmakers Call for Independent Inquiry at Psychiatric Hospital After ProPublica Illinois Report on Abuse of Children

by Duaa Eldeib,

Nov. 1, 2018, 3:29 p.m. CDT

The VA Shadow Rulers’ Signature Program Is “Trending Towards Red”

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Nov. 1, 2018, 1:11 p.m. EDT

Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Is Under Fire Over Reports Alleging Abuse of Children

by Duaa Eldeib,

Oct. 31, 2018, 12:15 p.m. CDT

Federal Inspectors Cite St. Luke’s in Houston for Problems in a Heart Transplant

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

Oct. 31, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

What We Learned From Letting a Mother and Her Son Tell Their Own Story

by Logan Jaffe and Jodi S. Cohen,

Oct. 26, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

“We Will Keep on Fighting for Him.”

by Jodi S. Cohen and Logan Jaffe, ,

Oct. 25, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Sloan Kettering Cancer Researchers Correct the Record by Revealing Company Ties

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

Oct. 12, 2018, 3:15 p.m. 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,

Oct. 11, 2018, 12 p.m. EDT

In Montana, a Tough Negotiator Proved Employers Don’t Have to Pay So Much for Health Care

by Marshall Allen,

Oct. 2, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Cancer Center’s Board Chairman Faults Top Doctor, Saying He “Crossed Lines”

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

Oct. 1, 2018, 7:30 p.m. EDT

Facing Crisis, Sloan Kettering Tells Exec to Hand Over Profits From Biotech

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

Sept. 29, 2018, 12:15 p.m. EDT

The Child Abuse Contrarian

by David Armstrong,

Sept. 26, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Cancer Center Switches Focus on Fundraising as Problems Mount

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

Sept. 25, 2018, 8 p.m. 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,

Sept. 24, 2018, 4:39 p.m. EDT

Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Rules Governing Organ Transplant Centers

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

Sept. 21, 2018, 3 p.m. EDT

Sloan Kettering’s Cozy Deal With Start-Up Ignites a New Uproar

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

Sept. 20, 2018, 4:10 p.m. EDT

Black Patients Miss Out On Promising Cancer Drugs

by Caroline Chen and Riley Wong,

Sept. 19, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

A Cancer Patient’s Guide to Clinical Trials

by Caroline Chen,

Sept. 19, 2018, 4:59 a.m. EDT

How We Compared Clinical Trial and Cancer Incidence Data

by Riley Wong,

Sept. 19, 2018, 4:58 a.m. EDT

Top Official at Memorial Sloan Kettering Resigns After Failing to Disclose Industry Ties

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

Sept. 13, 2018, 8:45 p.m. EDT

Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Orders Staff to “Do a Better Job” of Disclosing Industry Ties

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

Sept. 9, 2018, 4 p.m. EDT

Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals

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

Sept. 8, 2018, 1 p.m. EDT

Heart Surgery “Legend” a Factor in Transplant Deaths, a St. Luke’s Colleague Told Inspector

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

Sept. 7, 2018, 2:30 p.m. EDT

Prominent Houston Judge Quits St. Luke’s Board After Heart Transplant Troubles Revealed

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

Sept. 4, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

St. Luke’s Heart Transplant Program to Lose Medicare Funding Today

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

Aug. 17, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

Trusted Health Sites Spread Myths About a Deadly Pregnancy Complication

by Nina Martin,

Aug. 14, 2018, 10:36 a.m. EDT

Famed Houston Surgeon Updates Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures

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

Aug. 10, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

For Most Common Heart Surgery, St. Luke’s Has Been Among the Nation’s Worst

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

Aug. 3, 2018, 1:31 p.m. EDT

Steve Cohen Is Spending Millions to Help Veterans. Why Are People Angry?

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Aug. 3, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates

Marshall Allen,

July 17, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT