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She Was Dancing On The Roof And Talking Gibberish. A Special Kind Of ER Helped Her.

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 25, 2019

With mental health beds in short supply, emergency rooms increasingly have become the care of first and last resort for people in the grips of a psychiatric episode. Now, hospitals around the country are opening emergency units that calmly cater to patients with mental health needs.

Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices

By Christina Jewett Photos by Heidi de Marco March 7, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration has let medical device companies file reports of injuries and malfunctions outside a widely scrutinized public database, leaving doctors and medical sleuths in the dark.

‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 12, 2019

Outbreaks of infectious diseases such as typhus and hepatitis A are resurging in California and around the country, particularly among homeless populations. Public health officials warn that such diseases could spread broadly.

Students With Addictions Immersed In The Sober Life At ‘Recovery’ High Schools

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco January 25, 2019

At one Seattle public school, students earn their diplomas while attending daily support groups and meeting with counselors to help them stay off drugs and alcohol. There are about 40 similar schools around the country, both public and private, and more are on the drawing board.

When Medicine Makes Patients Sicker

By Sydney Lupkin Photos by Heidi de Marco January 4, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to inspect all factories, foreign and domestic, that produce drugs for the U.S. market. But a KHN review of thousands of FDA documents — inspection records, recalls, warning letters and lawsuits — reveals how drugs that are poorly manufactured or contaminated can reach consumers.

Insured But Still In Debt: 5 Jobs Pulling In $100K A Year No Match For Medical Bills

By JoNel Aleccia Photos by Heidi de Marco January 14, 2019

An Arizona couple played by the rules and bought employer-provided health insurance. But after they had a baby last year, their out-of-pocket hospital costs and doctors’ bills climbed to more than $12,000 — and medical debt now threatens their new family.

En California, médicos acusados de conducta sexual inapropiada a menudo tienen una segunda oportunidad

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Harriet Blair Rowan December 13, 2018

Muy pocos casos de médicos sospechados de conducta sexual inapropiada en el estado terminan en acusaciones formales o en revocación de licencias.

The Other Victims: First Responders To Horrific Disasters Often Suffer In Solitude

By Heidi de Marco July 5, 2018

Some firefighters, emergency medical providers and law enforcement officers say recent mass shootings and other calamities — disturbing enough in themselves — have brought to the surface trauma buried over years on the job. Many are reluctant to seek help, though some employers are trying to change that.

As Billions In Tax Dollars Flow To Private Medicaid Plans, Who’s Minding The Store?

By Chad Terhune Photos by Heidi de Marco October 18, 2018

Insurance companies profit from government contracts but are subject to little oversight of how they spend the money or care for patients. The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has only exacerbated the problem.

‘Grossly Unfair’? Widower Takes Ban On Military Injury Claims To Supreme Court

By JoNel Aleccia Photos by Heidi de Marco November 13, 2018

When a young Navy lieutenant died following low-risk childbirth, her husband claimed military doctors botched her care. But his wrongful death claim was dismissed because of a 1950 ruling that bars active-duty service members from suing the U.S. government — for any reason.

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