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854 stories published since 2008

Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can’t Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.

by Kavitha Surana,

Severe Complications for Pregnant Veterans Nearly Doubled in the Last Decade, a GAO Report Finds

by Cassandra Jaramillo,

After Promising to Make Government Health Care Data More Accessible, the Biden Administration Now Wants to Clamp Down

by T. Christian Miller,

The Year After a Denied Abortion

by Stacy Kranitz, special to ProPublica and Kavitha Surana,

In Crisis, She Went to an Illinois Facility. Two Years Later, She Still Isn’t Able to Leave.

by Molly Parker and Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois,

How to Participate in ProPublica’s Stillbirths Memorial

by ProPublica,

A Memorial for the Children Lost to Stillbirth

by Adriana Gallardo and Duaa Eldeib, design by Zisiga Mukulu,

Veterans Affairs Secretary Vows to Increase Staffing at Clinic Tied to Two Deadly Shootings

by ProPublica,

Medicare Certifies Hospices in California Despite State Ban on New Licenses

by Ava Kofman,

How Patients and Doctors Are Navigating the Fallout of the Massive Recall of Philips Breathing Machines

by Liz Moughon,

Congressional Watchdog Will Launch Inquiry Into FDA Oversight of Medical Device Recalls

by Haajrah Gilani, Emma McNamee, Phillip Powell and Juliann Ventura, Northwestern University; and Jonathan D. Salant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Mississippi Counties Jail People for Mental Illness

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today,

How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5.

by Jennifer Berry Hawes,

As the U.S. Struggles With a Stillbirth Crisis, Australia Offers a Model for How to Do Better

by Duaa Eldeib,

Health Plans Can’t Dodge Paying for Expensive New Cancer Treatments, Says Michigan’s Top Insurance Regulator

by Robin Fields and Maya Miller,

How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi,

Three Days of Tragedy: How a VA Clinic’s Inability to Help Veterans in Crisis Destroyed Two Families

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi, ProPublica, photography by Loren Elliott for ProPublica,

ProPublica Adds Ownership Information to Our Nursing Home Database

by Ruth Talbot,

“With Every Breath” Captures the Human Toll of Philips’ Failure to Disclose Dangerous Defects of Its CPAP Devices

by Liz Moughon,

¿Preocupada por su visita al ginecobstetra? Una guía sobre lo que debería suceder —y lo que no debería suceder.

por Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, y Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

Mujeres de Utah intentaron denunciar agresiones sexuales a la policía. Dicen que enfrentaron retrasos y barreras lingüísticas.

por Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, y Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

Utah Women Tried to Report Sexual Assaults to Police. They Say They Faced Delays and Language Barriers.

by Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, and Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

Doctors With Histories of Big Malpractice Settlements Work for Insurers, Deciding If They’ll Pay for Care

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum, and David Armstrong and Doris Burke, ProPublica,

Idaho Keeps Some Psychiatric Patients in Prison, Ignoring Decades of Warnings About the Practice

by Audrey Dutton,

Representatives Propose Ban on Insurers Charging Doctors a Fee to Be Paid Electronically

by Cezary Podkul,

This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and Accused of “Fratricide.”

by Annie Waldman,

How ProPublica and CareSet Investigated the Overuse of Vascular Procedures

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, with data analysis by Alma Trotter and Fred Trotter, CareSet,

Thousands of Patients May Be Undergoing Vascular Procedures Too Soon or Unnecessarily

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, with data analysis by Alma Trotter and Fred Trotter, CareSet,

Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them.

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, and Michael D. Sallah and Michael Korsh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Emails Reveal How a Hospital Bowed to Political Pressure to Stop Treating Trans Teens

by Aliyya Swaby, with research by Mollie Simon,

Some Republicans Were Willing to Compromise on Abortion Ban Exceptions. Activists Made Sure They Didn’t.

by Kavitha Surana,

Health Insurers Have Been Breaking State Laws for Years

by Maya Miller and Robin Fields,

Insurance Executives Refused to Pay for the Cancer Treatment That Could Have Saved Him. This Is How They Did It.

by Maya Miller and Robin Fields,

Mississippi Jailed More Than 800 People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment in a Year. Just One Jail Meets State Standards.

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today,

Maine Rarely Sanctions Residential Care Facilities Even After Severe Abuse or Neglect Incidents

by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor,

You Have a Right to Know Why a Health Insurer Denied Your Claim. Some Insurers Still Won’t Tell You.

by Maya Miller, with additional reporting by Ash Ngu,

Find Out Why Your Health Insurer Denied Your Claim

by Ash Ngu and Maya Miller,

Voters in at Least 10 States Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks.

by Cassandra Jaramillo,

Ella confió en su primer ginecobstetra porque hablaba español. Ahora es una de las 94 mujeres que lo demandan por agresión sexual.

por Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, y Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

She Trusted Her First OB-GYN Because He Spoke Spanish. Now She’s 1 of 94 Women Suing Him for Sexual Assault.

by Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, and Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for Murder

by Duaa Eldeib,

Senator Calls for DOJ Action Against Philips for Keeping CPAP Machine Complaints Secret

by Jonathan D. Salant and Michael D. Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Haajrah Gilani, Medill Investigative Lab; and Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica,

Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births.

by Audrey Dutton,

ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Have Sued the FDA for Records Related to Recalled Breathing Machines

by Molly Burke, Medill Investigative Lab,

What You Need to Know About the Philips Respironics CPAP Recall

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, and Michael D. Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

We Spent a Year Investigating the Philips CPAP Recall. Here’s How We Did It.

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Michael D. Sallah, Michael Korsh and Evan Robinson-Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Help ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Investigate the Recall of Philips Respironics Breathing Machines

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, and Michael D. Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Michael D. Sallah, Michael Korsh and Evan Robinson-Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Monica Sager, Northwestern University,

Concerned About Your OB-GYN Visit? A Guide to What Should Happen — and What Shouldn’t.

by Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, and Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

“Where Is There to Go?” He Needs Gender-Affirming Surgery, but His State Is Fighting to Deny Coverage.

by Aliyya Swaby,