Investigative Reporting on Health Care

Inside the Fall of the CDC

by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg,

Oct. 15, 2020, 1:12 p.m. EDT

A Hospital Chain Said Our Article Was Inaccurate. It’s Not.

by Peter Elkind,

Oct. 12, 2020, 2:19 p.m. EDT

What’s It Like to Be a Contact Tracer? We Spoke With 3 to Find Out.

by Logan Jaffe,

Oct. 1, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

How to Tell a Political Stunt From a Real Vaccine

by Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson,

Sept. 26, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

The COVID-19 Charmer: How a Self-Described Felon Convinced Elected Officials to Try to Help Him Profit From the Pandemic

by Vianna Davila, Jeremy Schwartz and Lexi Churchill,

Sept. 25, 2020, 10:30 a.m. CDT

He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.

by Max Blau for Georgia Health News,

Sept. 22, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Correos electrónicos muestran que la industria empacadora de carnes redactó el borrador de una orden ejecutiva para que las plantas permanecieran abiertas

por Michael Grabell y Bernice Yeung,

Sept. 21, 2020, 10:32 a.m. EDT

Foreign Masks, Fear and a Fake Certification: Staff at CSL Plasma Say Conditions at Donation Centers Aren’t Safe

by J. David McSwane,

Sept. 21, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

Help Us Report on COVID-19 Vaccines

by Caroline Chen, Ryan Gabrielson and Isaac Arnsdorf,

Sept. 17, 2020, 1:04 p.m. EDT

Emails Show the Meatpacking Industry Drafted an Executive Order to Keep Plants Open

by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung,

Sept. 14, 2020, 2:43 p.m. EDT

The Hospital System Sent Patients With Coronavirus Home to Die. Louisiana Legislators Are Demanding an Investigation.

by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan,

Sept. 14, 2020, 11:26 a.m. EDT

New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas

by Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Sara Sneath,

Sept. 11, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

La empresa prestamista que demandó a miles de latinos de bajos ingresos durante la pandemia

por Kiah Collier, Ren Larson y Perla Trevizo,

Sept. 10, 2020, 9:50 a.m. CDT

Cómo determinamos cuántas demandas de cobranza de adeudos presentó Oportun Inc. durante la pandemia

por Ren Larson y Kiah Collier,

Sept. 9, 2020, 11:09 a.m. CDT

A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984.

by Marshall Allen,

Sept. 5, 2020, 5 a.m. CDT

America Doesn’t Have a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing. It Needs One.

by Caroline Chen,

Sept. 1, 2020, 1:52 p.m. EDT

The Loan Company That Sued Thousands of Low-Income Latinos During the Pandemic

by Kiah Collier, Ren Larson and Perla Trevizo,

Aug. 31, 2020, 2:30 p.m. CDT

How We Found Out How Many Debt Collection Lawsuits Oportun Inc. Filed During the Pandemic

by Ren Larson and Kiah Collier,

Aug. 31, 2020, 2:30 p.m. CDT

Black Diabetics Lose Limbs at Triple the Rate of Others. Here’s How Health Care Leaders Are Starting to Act.

by Lizzie Presser,

Aug. 27, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Federal Investigation Finds Hospital Violated Patients’ Rights by Profiling, Separating Native Mothers and Newborns

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth,

Aug. 22, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Near Misses at UNC Chapel Hill’s High-Security Lab Illustrate Risk of Accidents With Coronaviruses

by Alison Young and Jessica Blake for ProPublica,

Aug. 17, 2020, 1:56 p.m. EDT

Here Are Six Accidents UNC Researchers Had With Lab-Created Coronaviruses

by Alison Young and Jessica Blake for ProPublica,

Aug. 17, 2020, 1:55 p.m. EDT

CareOne Nursing Homes Said They Could Safely Take More COVID-19 Patients. But Death Rates Soared.

by Sean Campbell, Hannah Fresques and Benjamin Hardy,

Aug. 13, 2020, 1:10 p.m. EDT

How We Analyzed Data on Nursing Home Outbreaks

by Hannah Fresques and Sean Campbell,

Aug. 13, 2020, 1:09 p.m. EDT

Local Officials Say a Nursing Home Dumped Residents to Die at Hospitals

by Joe Sexton and Joaquin Sapien,

Aug. 11, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

The White House Paid Up to $500 Million Too Much for These Ventilators, Congressional Investigators Say

by Patricia Callahan and Sebastian Rotella,

Aug. 7, 2020, 3:40 p.m. EDT

Cannabis, Lies and Foreign Cash: A Mother and Daughter’s Journey Through the Underground Mask Trade

by J. David McSwane,

Aug. 3, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Nobody Accurately Tracks Health Care Workers Lost to COVID-19. So She Stays Up At Night Cataloging the Dead.

by Nina Martin,

Aug. 2, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

How a $175 COVID-19 Test Led to $2,479 in Charges

by Marshall Allen,

Aug. 1, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

How Many People in the U.S. Are Hospitalized With COVID-19? Who Knows?

by Charles Ornstein,

July 31, 2020, 2:15 p.m. EDT

El COVID-19 golpea Texas y los hispanos son quienes más mueren

por Perla Trevizo, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune y Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

July 31, 2020, 11 a.m. CDT

“It Cost Me Everything”: In Texas, COVID-19 Takes a Devastating Toll on Hispanic Residents

by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

July 30, 2020, 5 a.m. CDT

They Warned OSHA They Were in “Imminent Danger” at the Meat Plant. Now They’re Suing the Agency.

by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell,

July 23, 2020, 1:06 p.m. EDT

How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers

by Caroline Chen, graphics by Ash Ngu,

July 21, 2020, 10:57 a.m. EDT

Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors — Because of Trump’s Visa Ban

by Dara Lind,

July 17, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

Out of View: After Public Outcry, CDC Adds Hospital Data Back to Its Website — for Now

by Charles Ornstein,

July 16, 2020, 3:38 p.m. EDT

The Cuomo Administration Hasn’t Said Which Nursing Homes Were Infected With COVID-19 After Its Order Sent Positive Patients Into Them

by Joe Sexton and Joaquin Sapien,

July 15, 2020, 2:57 p.m. EDT

Opioid Overdoses Keep Surging in Chicago, Killing Black People on the West Side

by Duaa Eldeib and Melissa Sanchez,

July 14, 2020, 6:11 p.m. EDT

You Can Make Millions Selling Masks to the Government in Three Easy Steps

by J. David McSwane,

July 11, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

“All the Hospitals Are Full”: In Houston, Overwhelmed ICUs Leave COVID-19 Patients Waiting in ERs

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

July 10, 2020, 2:15 p.m. EDT

Andrew Cuomo’s Report on Controversial Nursing Home Policy for COVID Patients Prompts More Controversy

by Joaquin Sapien and Joe Sexton,

July 10, 2020, 1:08 p.m. EDT

One Federal Agency Was Suing Him for Fraud. Another Paid His Company Millions for Masks.

by J. David McSwane,

July 8, 2020, 6:27 p.m. EDT

A Spike in People Dying at Home Suggests Coronavirus Deaths in Houston May Be Higher Than Reported

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

July 8, 2020, 12:30 p.m. EDT

Internal Messages Reveal Crisis at Houston Hospitals as Coronavirus Cases Surge

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

July 1, 2020, 12 p.m. CDT

An Employee at a Private Sports Club Owned by This Billionaire Governor Tested Positive for Coronavirus

by Ken Ward Jr.,

July 1, 2020, 7 a.m. EDT

FEMA Ordered $10.2 Million in COVID-19 Testing Kits It’s Now Warning States Not to Use

by Ryan Gabrielson and J. David McSwane,

June 26, 2020, 5:29 p.m. EDT

A Company Run by a White House “Volunteer” With No Experience in Medical Supplies Got $2.4 Million From the Feds for Medical Supplies

by Derek Willis and Yeganeh Torbati,

June 26, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

No, President Trump, Testing Is Not Causing Case Counts to Rise. The Virus Is Just Spreading Faster.

by Charles Ornstein and Ash Ngu,

June 25, 2020, 3:36 p.m. EDT

The Indian Health Service Wants to Return 1 Million KN95 Masks It Bought From a Former White House Official

by Yeganeh Torbati,

June 25, 2020, 1:34 p.m. EDT

He Removed Labels That Said “Medical Use Prohibited,” Then Tried to Sell Thousands of Masks to Officials Who Distribute to Hospitals

by J. David McSwane,

June 25, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT