If you’re like me, you are alarmed by the rates of complications and deaths from sepsis worldwide. As a reporter, where do you start? Hospital Compare is a good place to begin.
Patient Safety and Ethics
How fetal alcohol syndrome has slipped from Washington's agenda.
Why is sepsis such a maddening challenge, and why should reporters care?
The CDC called to tell local officials that a plane with Americans returning from the center of the coronavirus outbreak was set to land in 11 hours. A doctor leading the response shares what happened next.
A health reporter learns firsthand how confusing and challenging the Children's Health Insurance Program can be for parents.
North Carolina has one of the worst records in the nation for the deaths of children a year or younger. The rate of black babies’ deaths is a big reason.
Investigative reporters Daniel Gilbert of The Seattle Times and Neil Bedi of the Tampa Bay Times both took deep dives into psychiatric hospitals over the past year.
Deaths of African-American babies declined most quickly in states that expanded Medicaid coverage, researchers have found. North Carolina isn’t one of those states.
This poem was awarded an honorable mention in The Denver Post’s teen essay contest as part of an ongoing Crisis Point project on youth suicide in Colorado.
The crisis is expected to dramatically worsen as the nationwide demand for in-home nursing skyrockets — just as experienced nurses prepare to retire in record numbers.