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As "Abortion Reversal" Laws Spread, Doctors and Scientists are Pushing Back
Abortion reversal laws are based on contested science but states keep passing them. Now, the American Medical Association is fighting back.
August 27, 2019
After Abortion Ban Attempt in Alabama, a Flood of Confusion and Phone Calls
Almost daily, the Reproductive Health Services clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, receives several versions of the same call: “Are y’all still doing abortions?"
August 27, 2019
With Planned Parenthood Out of Title X, Clinics Face “A Terrible Choice”
Since Planned Parenthood’s decision to remove itself from Title X, the federal program that provides reproductive care for nearly 4 million low-income Americans, thousands of health care workers and administrators have been scrambling. In private meetings across the country, many are asking the same question: what next?
August 27, 2019
New FRONTLINE Documentary Exclusively Reveals the Unreported Toll of the Flint Water Crisis — and How Government Officials Failed to Stop It
"Flint's Deadly Water" premieres Tuesday, September 10 at 10/9c on PBS, at PBS.org/frontline and on the PBS Video App.
August 21, 2019
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Flint's Deadly Water
How officials failed to stop a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak during the Flint water crisis.
September 10, 2019
Behind the Life-saving Ebola Vaccine is a Story of Missed Opportunity
Developing new reliable treatments to disease often requires perfect confluence of time, money and scientific breakthrough. For some, it's no surprise that western governments and private corporations missed an early chance to cure what they saw as a niche disease in Africa.
August 13, 2019
What the Failures of the Last Ebola Outbreak Can Teach Us About the Future
FRONTLINE spoke to a range of global health experts about the lessons that were learned from the epidemic in West Africa, and what is being done to avoid making similar mistakes with the current outbreak — and future ones.
August 13, 2019
How Building Community Trust Can Help Fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
International organizations working on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo have focused on building community trust as the Ebola outbreak has worn on.
August 13, 2019
Manager Accused of Squelching Abuse Report at U.S. Indian Health Service Center Quits
Subordinates said a U.S. Indian Health Service manager ordered them not to report allegations of child sexual abuse at Unity Healing Center in North Carolina.
August 1, 2019
Coal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits Tax
Dozens of coal miners are expected to press federal regulators and members of Congress to address an epidemic of the advanced stage of black lung disease during a visit to Capitol Hill.
July 23, 2019
Medical, Leadership Problems Persist at U.S. Indian Health Service Hospital, Report Finds
Even after overhaul, watchdog cites issues at facility on Rosebud Sioux reservation; separate report criticizes handling of opioids at five Indian hospitals.
July 22, 2019
Judge Orders Expanded Oversight for Mentally Ill New Yorkers In Supported Housing
A report released this week, commissioned after a ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigation, found that not enough people in a New York housing program for those with mental illness were covered by an incident reporting system, among other gaps.
July 12, 2019