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Kristi Noem Said She Is Proud to “Support Babies, Moms, and Families.” Her Record Shows Otherwise, Critics Say.
As South Dakota governor, Noem has rejected programs and millions of dollars in federal funds that would have benefited parents and children and provided care during pregnancy. Critics say her rhetoric is “all hat and no cattle.”
Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded.
The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any point in 80 years of records. More than 3% of Native American babies born in South Dakota last year had the preventable and curable — but potentially fatal — disease.
Transgender Care Coverage Policies in North Carolina and West Virginia Are Discriminatory, Court Rules
The states violated federal law by banning coverage of certain treatments for transgender people but allowing it for others, according to a decision that could influence courts around the country.
Philips Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to Patients Who Say They Were Injured by Breathing Machines
The proposed settlement will effectively end more than 700 lawsuits filed after the 2021 recall of millions of the company’s widely used sleep apnea devices and ventilators.
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Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment
Supporters say the measure is a step forward in curbing the number of people jailed during civil commitment. But some local officials say the impact will be limited unless the state makes other changes, including adding psychiatric beds.
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FDA Moves to Scrutinize Specialized Health Screenings
The agency issued a rule that brings new scrutiny to a range of critical lab-developed tests, including certain cancer and prenatal screenings. ProPublica previously reported how lab-test accuracy and marketing had skirted federal oversight.
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Chair Calls for More Mental Health Care Providers in Rural Areas
Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the barriers faced by veterans in crisis, Sen. Jon Tester asked VA Secretary Denis McDonough to increase the number of providers and ensure they are “in locations where veterans need them most.”
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Series: Veterans Without Assistance : Investigating Mental Health Care in the VA System
Series: Long-Term Challenge : Maine’s Lax Oversight of Residential Care Facilities
Series: With Every Breath : Millions of Breathing Machines. One Dangerous Defect
Series: Arterial Motives : The Big Business of Clogged Arteries
Series: The Hospice Hustle : How a Visionary Movement Became a Plaything for Profiteers
Series: Culture of Cruelty : Inside Illinois’ Mental Health System
Series: Stillbirths : When Babies Die Before Taking Their First Breath
Series: Crisis Point : How New York Wrecked Mental Health Care for Kids
Series: HeartWare : Deadly Malfunctions, FDA Inaction and Vulnerable Patients
Series: St. Jude’s Unspent Billions : Behind the Hospital’s Claims to Donors
Series: Birth Rights : Investigating Florida’s NICA Program
Series: State of Denial : Inside Arizona’s Division of Developmental Disabilities
Series: Critical Condition : Investigating the Business of Oklahoma’s Rural Hospitals
Series: Coronavirus : The U.S. Response to COVID-19
Series: Opioid Billionaires : The Deceptive Marketing of OxyContin
Series: A 911 Emergency : Rhode Island’s Deadly 911 Flaws
Series: The $3 Million Research Breakdown : University of Illinois at Chicago’s Troubling Study
Series: Sloan Kettering’s Crisis : A Reckoning Over Industry Ties
Series: A Sick System : Repeat Attacks After Pleading Insanity
Series: Trauma After Tragedy : PTSD in First Responders
Series: Stuck Kids : Illinois Children Languish in Psychiatric Hospitals
Series: Health Insurance Hustle : The Confounding Way We Pay for Care
Series: Heart Failure : The Decline of a Historic Transplant Program
Series: Lost Mothers : Maternal Care and Preventable Deaths
Series: Wasted Medicine : Squandered Health Care Dollars
Series: Policing Patient Privacy : Patient Privacy and Medical Care
Series: Examining Medicare : A Closer Look at Medicare Part B
Series: Obamacare and You : The Rollout of the Affordable Care Act
Series: Overdose : Acetaminophen and Accidental Overdoses
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Series: Patient Safety : Exploring Quality of Care in the U.S.
Series: Dialysis : High Costs and Hidden Perils of a Treatment Guaranteed to All
Series: Dollars for Doctors : How Industry Money Reaches Physicians
Series: Omniscan : Specter of MRI Disease Haunts General Electric
Series: When Caregivers Harm : America’s Unwatched Nurses
How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5.
Three Days of Tragedy: How a VA Clinic’s Inability to Help Veterans in Crisis Destroyed Two Families
