NewsHealth Get Breast Cancer; Lose Health Insurance Thanks to Lucinda Marshall at Feminist Peace Network for pointing us to an amazing, if demoralizing, investigation into WellPoint… Esther KaplanApril 26, 2010
NewsEnvironment, Health News Outlets Cover Local Effects of Toxic Coal Ash Two local news outlets picked up on a report last week detailing the damages of coal ash contamination. Both The Michigan Messenger and The New Mexico Independent used the opportunity to cover the impact of coal ash in their communities detailed in the report. Nicholas KusnetzMarch 2, 2010
InvestigationHealth, Politics EPA: On Nanoparticle Safety, We Know Nothing Nanoparticles are used in medicine, cosmetics, sunscreen, and electronics. Yet safety studies are nearly non-existent. Sheila KaplanPolitics DailyFebruary 18, 2010
NewsHealth Chicago Trib nursing home exposé Thanks to our friends at Pro Publica for highlighting a great investigation by The Chicago Tribune into the Illinois practice of nursing homes mixing their populations of mentally ill felons with the elderly… Jayati VoraFebruary 1, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Health Is Your Cell Phone Hazardous to Your Health? Ever worry that that gadget you spend hours holding next to your head might be damaging your brain? Well, the evidence is starting to pour in, and it’s not pretty. Christopher KetchamGQJanuary 26, 2010
InvestigationHealth, Politics Sick Joke Multimillionaire Rick Scott is behind an aggressive campaign to derail health care reform. But his chain of Florida clinics, Solantic, faces a wrongful death suit and charges of racial discrimination. Tristram KortenFolio Weekly (Florida)November 24, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Northern Exposure Sarah Palin promised to advocate for special-needs children once elected, but in Alaska she has refused to limit toxins that cause fetal abnormalities. Sheila Kaplan & Marilyn Berlin SnellNew RepublicOctober 28, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Toxic Trailers Redux: When Did FEMA Know? Internal documents show OSHA detected dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers used to house Katrina evacuees as early as 2005 but FEMA distributed them anyway. Deepa FernandesMother JonesMarch 25, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Silencing the Scientist A whistleblower at the federal Centers for Disease Control tried to sound the alarm about toxic formaldehyde in FEMA trailers – but faced retaliation instead. Sheila KaplanDan Rather ReportsMarch 4, 2008
InvestigationBusiness, Health, Labor The High Price of Beauty Cheap beauty products are making Americans sick. How an epidemic is plaguing poorly paid workers at nail salons – while the FDA does nothing. Virginia Sole-SmithThe NationOctober 8, 2007