AnalysisHealth, World Global Medical Tourism and Sex Reassignment Surgery The Preecha Aesthetic Institute is one of Bangkok’s leading clinics for Iranians seeking the procedure. Marie DoezemaOctober 2, 2013
NewsHealth, Politics Lobbyists Author Lawmakers’ Letter on Med Device Tax Repeal A letter signed by over seventy right-wing lawmakers was authored by a medical device tax industry group, metadata shows. Lee FangSeptember 30, 2013
AnalysisHealth, Politics GOP Lawmakers Play Politics With Human Lives Republicans have acknowledged that the health reform programs they intend to defund help save lives. Lee FangSeptember 20, 2013
AnalysisHealth, Politics Koch-Funded Group to Youth: You’re Better Off Uninsured Generation Opportunity has launched a campaign to oppose health insurance. Lee FangSeptember 19, 2013
InvestigationBusiness, Health Merchants of Meth With big profits on the line, the drug industry is pulling out campaign-style dirty tricks to keep selling the meds that cooks turn into crank. Jonah EngleMother JonesAugust 1, 2013
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, Politics Dying To Get Back Illegal border crossings have plummeted in recent years. But migrant deaths are on the rise. John Carlos FreyNeed to KnowMay 17, 2013
NewsBusiness, Health How Big Pharma Shapes What Doctors Tell Pregnant Women The science of deciding what prescription drugs are safe for pregnant women is riven by conflicts of interest — a world where influential doctors are on the payroll of pharmaceutical companies and damaging research data goes unpublished. Dyan NearyNovember 13, 2012
InvestigationEnvironment, Health Is New York Drenched in Monsanto’s Roundup? Despite piles of research suggesting that Roundup is dangerous, the Big Apple douses its parks with the stuff. Anna LenzerMother JonesSeptember 17, 2012
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, Politics Death Along the Border Insufficient training and little public oversight have led to problems, including violence against migrants. John Carlos FreyLos Angeles TimesApril 20, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Health BP’s Toxic Legacy Gulf residents and cleanup workers continue to suffer serious health problems from the 2010 disaster, but the oil giant is not being held to account. Antonia JuhaszThe NationApril 18, 2012