Investigative Reporting on Health Care

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

Prominent Texas Surgeon Sues ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle

by Ryan Gabrielson,

July 10, 2018, 7 p.m. EDT

He Went In for a Heart Transplant. He Suffered Severe Brain Damage. Now His Family Is Suing St. Luke’s.

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

July 5, 2018, 12 p.m. EDT

Documents Raise New Concerns About Lithium Study on Children

by Jodi S. Cohen,

July 3, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

New Jersey to Suspend Prominent Psychologist for Failing to Protect Patient Privacy

by Charles Ornstein,

June 29, 2018, 4:15 p.m. EDT

Supporters of a Famed Houston Surgeon Have Alleged Inaccuracies in Our Investigation. Here’s Our Response

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

June 29, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

U.S. Senate Committee Proposes $50 Million to Prevent Mothers Dying in Childbirth

by Nina Martin,

June 28, 2018, 4:06 p.m. EDT

Opioid Makers, Blamed for Overdose Epidemic, Cut Back on Marketing Payments to Doctors

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones,

June 28, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

We’ve Added 2016 Data to Dollars for Docs

by Charles Ornstein, Mike Tigas, Ryann Grochowski Jones, and Lena V. Groeger,

June 28, 2018, 4:59 a.m. EDT

FDA Repays Industry by Rushing Risky Drugs to Market

by Caroline Chen,

June 26, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Federal Judge to Consider Independent Monitor for Illinois Child Welfare Agency

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 20, 2018, 4:57 p.m. CDT

After Two-Week Review, St. Luke’s in Houston Reopens Its Heart Transplant Program

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

June 15, 2018, 1:10 p.m. EDT

Illinois Lawmakers Demand Explanation on Children Stuck in Psychiatric Hospitals

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 14, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Patients Wait in Limbo as St. Luke’s Heart Transplant Program Reviews Its Problems

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

June 13, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Where Is “Home” for Children in State Custody?

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 8, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Every Day, a Child is Held Beyond Medical Necessity in Illinois

by Duaa Eldeib, David Eads and Vignesh Ramachandran,

June 5, 2018, 6 a.m. CDT

Hundreds of Illinois Children Languish in Psychiatric Hospitals After They’re Cleared For Release

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 5, 2018, 6 a.m. CDT

St. Luke’s to Suspend Heart Transplants After Recent Deaths

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

June 1, 2018, 4:15 p.m. EDT

Video: How More Midwives May Mean Healthier Mothers

by Ranjani Chakraborty,

May 29, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Do You Work in the Health Insurance Field? ProPublica Is Investigating the Industry and We’d Like Your Help

by Marshall Allen,

May 25, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Big Bills

by Marshall Allen,

May 25, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

A Pioneering Heart Surgeon’s Secret History of Research Violations, Conflicts of Interest and Poor Outcomes

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

May 24, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

Here’s How ProPublica Analyzed Bud Frazier’s Medicare Outcomes

by Hannah Fresques, Olga Pierce and Charles Ornstein,

May 24, 2018, 5:59 a.m. EDT

A Death in Slow Motion

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

May 22, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

At St. Luke’s in Houston, Patients Suffer as a Renowned Heart Transplant Program Loses Its Luster

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

May 16, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

As Wait for New Heart Got Longer, Patient Grew Sicker

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

May 16, 2018, 5:59 a.m. EDT

Help Us Investigate Care at the Texas Medical Center

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

May 16, 2018, 5:59 a.m. EDT

Broken Hearts

by Katie Campbell,

May 6, 2018, 12 a.m. EDT

University of Illinois at Chicago Officials Defend Handling of Researcher’s Misconduct

by Jodi S. Cohen,

May 1, 2018, 8:25 p.m. CDT

How We Found Sources for Our Research Misconduct Story — And How You Can Help Us Find More

by Jodi S. Cohen,

April 27, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT