Anti-abortion groups are collecting sensitive health information and sharing it with their allies. Help us figure out how they’re using it.
Health Care
Flaws in the U.S. health care system, federal health programs and with individual medical providers and patients
Posted inPrisons
The Jail Tapes in the Dumpster
A murder conviction sent Myon Burrell to prison for life when he was a teenager. An investigative reporter dug into what seemed a hopeless case. What she found helped free him.
Posted inPrisons
Sick on the inside
For decades, the U.S. has run private “shadow prisons” for immigrants convicted of federal crimes. Biden has ordered the government to wind down those contracts.
Posted inHealth Care
The unpaid cost of elder care
An investigation of wage theft, harassment and intimidation in the care-home industry.
Posted inInequality
Policing pregnancy
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, states could set abortion rules. Some already push the boundaries of patient privacy and shift civil rights to fetuses.
Posted inReproductive Rights
Reproducing racism
As racial disparities in health come into the spotlight amid COVID-19, we explore how the legacy of racism affects maternal health in the U.S.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health Care, Prisons
COVID-19 in confinement
Self-isolation may protect us from COVID-19, but what if you’re forced to live with strangers? This week, we look at nursing homes and prisons.
Posted inCOVID-19
‘I was forced to drive across the country during a pandemic just to get health care.’
A Texas woman seeking an abortion asks: “Why is my life not important enough to the governor and the other men making these decisions?”
Posted inCOVID-19, Health Care
Reproducing racism
As racial disparities in health come into the spotlight amid COVID-19, we explore how the legacy of racism affects maternal health in the U.S.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health Care
As coronavirus spreads, caregivers in elder care facilities fear they can’t afford to call in sick
Many low-wage caregivers lack paid sick leave and health care, increasing the risk of exposure for a vulnerable population.