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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A story of our health care from @kffhealthnews.org. A man takes his own life after insurance delays. Perhaps, his wife says, “if he had received both medications in a timely manner, he would be here today, and we would have had many more years together.” kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

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Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups - KFF Health News

Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease hi...

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Giggleman fought pretty much non-stop until he was killed in action in November. You can read his story in @texasmonthly.bsky.social. It is his story, his father's story, and the story of the Ukraine war through the eyes of an American who thought the cause was worth dying for.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This is Erik Giggleman, a 7th generation Texan and an elite U.S. Army veteran who volunteered soon after the Russian invasion. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, thousands of Americans have volunteered to fight, and around 100 have died. He was one of them.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Until today, I had never known the feeling you get when Stephen King calls your work "riveting."

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Please have a listen and let me know what you think.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

1. In 2018, I reported and hosted a podcast called Dr. Death, about a neurosurgeon who was allowed to keep practicing even when it was clear he was a danger to patients. There have been tens of millions of downloads, and it has brought to light systemic failures of our health care system.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This was one of the most heartbreaking and beautifully done stories I've ever read, written mere days after his family was swept away in the flood.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A woman almost dies after an anti-abortion pregnancy center told her everything was fine. They said her sonogram was for "educational" purposes and not medical care. These centers are all over Texas. Great story from Emily Brindley at @dallasnews.com.

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A Texas pregnancy center told her everything was fine. Three days later, she was in the ER

A crisis pregnancy center told a Texas woman that her pregnancy was intrauterine. Three days later, she had emergency surgery for an ectopic, or out-of-uterus, ...

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

"Former Columbia President Lee Bollinger, as well as one of the trustees at both Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Columbia-affiliated system where Hadden was an attending physician — had been alerted to Hadden’s arrest the evening it occurred.”

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

ProPublica investigations can resonate for years In 2023, we revealed how Columbia Univ had let an OB-GYN still treat patients despite despite decades of warnings he sexually assaulted them Now, the NY AG is investigating www.propublica.org/article/colu... by @biancafortis.bsky.social

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New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings

In 2023, ProPublica revealed that Columbia University had ignored women who accused OB-GYN Robert Hadden of sexual assault, enabling the doctor's abuse for decades. Survivors say they hope school offi...

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The latest on our investigation into Columbia, where an OB-GYN sexually assaulted his patients for two decades.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

If you need a mental break from all the bleak news, the @texastribune.org has a photos of the Fort Worth monks' entire journey to Washington. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/14/t...

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Photos of Fort Worth monks’ 2,300-mile journey to Washington

The Buddhist monks' 15-week walk from Fort Worth to Washington covered roughly 2,300 miles.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Once again, @katherineeban.bsky.social proves why she's one of the best in the business.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

A compelling graphic look at all the ways that Trump and his family and friends have been monetizing the White House in his second term to enrich themselves more than any presidential clan has ever done before. @lazarogamio.bsky.social Amy Schoenfeld Walker www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches

The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Addiction is a hungry monster that you can never truly understand until you see it up close.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Has anything like this ever happened?

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Brought to you by the folks who want to deploy troops to "protect federal buildings."

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Let me help you with that, Speaker Johnson. This is what we documented. www.propublica.org/article/immi...

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

This study was published in Annals of Internal Medicine; the journal is NOT retracting it just because of political pressure from the world's most extreme & dangerous anti-vaxx activist The lead author, Anders Peter Hviid, says "I have not been targeted by a political figurehead in this way before"

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

With so many awful things in the news, I needed to see this.

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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The Guardian US investigations team is hiring a science reporter, come work with me and break big news about what is happening to science in this country: workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/795/

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The Guardian :: Senior Science Investigative Reporter

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

My state already has the highest percentage of people with no health insurance. That's about to get even worse with the new budget bill, as 1.7 million Texans stand to lose coverage. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/18/t...

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1.7 million Texans could lose health coverage under expiring tax credits, ACA changes in GOP megabill

Having never expanded Medicaid, Texas avoided most of the looming federal cuts other states will face. But the Affordable Care Act is a different story.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Bill Moyers meant everthing to me. We both grew up in Marshall TX, a generation apart, but bound by the same sense of place. He encouraged me to become a journalist, and gave this small town girl confidence -- in the beginning and all along the way. RIP Bill.

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Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

“Secretary Kennedy has not hidden his anti-vaccine agenda,” said Dr. Richard Besser, who served as acting director of the C.D.C. in 2009. “He, more than anyone in our country, has worked to undermine people’s trust and confidence in vaccines.” via @nytimes.com

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Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

When we first reported this story, Columbia had not even notified the women that their former doctor was a convicted sex offender. Now there are more than 1,000 known survivors. @propublica.org

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

In other Columbia Univ news, an announcement this week of an additional $750 million settlement with women sexually assaulted by former ob-gyn Robert Hadden. Credit to the survivors for their bravery and persistence. We told full story in @propublica.org in 2023: www.propublica.org/article/colu...

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How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator for More Than 20 Years

For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. One even called 911 and had him arrested. Columbia let him keep working.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Seems like research into women’s health would be bipartisan

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music. Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

This whole thread is tragic

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating outbreaks of STDs, hepatitis. There was not enough time for scientists to shut down labs before they were locked out from their email systems and the building, with equipment still running and hazardous materials left unattended. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk...

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RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating outbreaks of STDs and hepatitis

CDC officials are warning of delays and disruptions due to cuts to laboratory staff.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

The news cycle has been such a tsunami, hard to believe less than a month ago we were talking about families who were put in remote jungle camps.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

These are the same people who want to be put in charge of landing planes?

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Today I received a mass email from my senator, John Cornyn, saying DOGE had uncovered "$236 billion in improper payments." In fact, this claim is lifted word for word from a GAO report under the Biden Administration. (See link) How should I respond? www.gao.gov/products/gao...

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Fraud Risk Management: 2018-2022 Data Show Federal Government Loses an Estimated $233 Billion to $521 Billion Annually to Fraud, Based on Various Risk Environments

No area of the federal government is immune to fraud. We estimated that the federal government could lose between $233 billion and $521 billion...

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Update: 15 confirmed cases. Health officials are racing to offer vaccines to unvaccinated children, they're operating a mobile unit to screen for cases, pre-treating exposed infants. Schools & hospitals are on alert. Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Got a tip? I oversee five reporters looking at the Trump Administration, conflicts of interest, & abuses of power. And I am eager to give them more work. Get in touch here:

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x

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Laura Beil @laurabeil.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Statement from the Association of Health Care Journalists

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David Quammen @quammen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Amy Maxmen's important story in KFF Health News: 150 cow veterinarians were blood-tested for signs of H5N1, study's author was going to publish results in MMWR & give a webinar; CDC canceled both. Your current govt wants you kept blind about infectious disease. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies - KFF Health News

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.

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Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Amid chaos after federal grants were frozen, know that my research colleagues: - Develop new cancer treatments for kids - Are curing sickle cell disease - Build new tech to help premature babies survive - Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose - And more Are we really halting this? #NIH #MedSky

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