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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Health Industry and Regulation

849 stories published since 2008

Looking at Nursing Homes? See Which Ones Have Been Cited for Deficiencies

See How Your Doctor or Provider’s Prescribing Patterns Compare

I’m a Journalist. Apparently, I’m Also One of America’s “Top Doctors.”

Numerous Mistakes Led to Fatal Blood Transfusion at St. Luke’s in Houston, Report Finds

Sackler Embraced Plan to Conceal OxyContin’s Strength From Doctors, Sealed Testimony Shows

What You Should Know About Richard Sackler’s Long-Sought Deposition

Behind the Scenes, Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Sway Which Benefits Employers Choose

A “Bittersweet” Moment: Court Says VA Was Wrong in Denying Vietnam Veterans Benefits

OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market

Two New Lawsuits Allege Surgical Errors During Heart Transplants at St. Luke’s in Houston

Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling? ​Help Us Understand Video Slot and Poker Addiction in Illinois.

St. Luke’s in Houston Replaces Its President, Other Top Leaders After Series of Care Lapses, Recent Deadly Error

Top Cancer Doctor, Forced Out Over Ties to Drug Makers, Joins Their Ranks

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil

When the Calendar Requires the Release of Insanity Defendants in Oregon, Harm Often Follows

An Unsigned Letter Alleged Mistakes During Heart Transplants at St. Luke’s. Now a Widow Is Suing.

Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Will Remain Open for Now

Lawsuit Targets Illinois’ Child Welfare Agency Over Children Languishing in Psychiatric Hospitals

“Landmark” Maternal Health Legislation Clears Major Hurdle

Criminally Insane in Oregon Attack Twice as Many People Than Previously Known, New Data Shows

Illinois Regulators Are Investigating a Psychiatrist Whose Research With Children Was Marred by Misconduct

Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Their Industry Ties in Medical Journal Studies. And Journals Are Doing Little to Enforce Their Rules

Federal Judge Puts Independent Review of Troubled Psychiatric Hospital on Hold

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

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

As St. Luke’s Heart Program Faltered, Deaths After Liver and Lung Transplants Also Ticked Upward

Your Medical Devices Are Not Keeping Your Health Data to Themselves

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

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

Oregon Officials Call for Changes of Laws on Criminally Insane

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

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

Chicago City Council Members Seek Hearing on Psychiatric Hospital

How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

What Oregon Officials Knew and When They Knew It

Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“We Will Keep on Fighting for Him.”

Sloan Kettering Cancer Researchers Correct the Record by Revealing Company Ties

“They’ve Got to Execute You”: St. Luke’s Doctor Faces Discipline After Raising Patient Care Concerns

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