Health
Related Stories
54m
The Abortion Divide
FRONTLINE goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies.
April 23, 2019
Pedophile Doctor Could Get U.S. Pension of More Than $1.8 Million While in Prison
A U.S. government pediatrician convicted of sexually abusing Native American boys under his care is still receiving his government pension, officials said, and records indicate he is due more than $1.8 million during his prison term.
March 27, 2019
Task Force to Look Into Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Health Service
The Trump administration will convene a task force to examine why a pediatrician was allowed to sexually abuse Native American boys for decades while working for the Indian Health Service and try to prevent such a crime from happening again.
March 26, 2019
Head of U.S. Indian Health Agency Vows to Fix Issues That Allowed Pedophile Doctor to Evade Punishment
The top U.S. Indian Health Service official pledged before Congress on Tuesday to fix problems that allowed a doctor who sexually abused children while working for the agency to evade punishment.
March 12, 2019
Officials Say Social Media Plays a Role in the Spread of Vaccine Misinformation
Against the backdrop of a measles outbreak that has passed 200 cases in two months, a Senate committee addressed misinformation about vaccines.
March 7, 2019
Indian Health Service Head to Face Questions on Failure to Stop Doctor Who Abused Patients
Lawmakers summoned the U.S. Indian Health Service’s leader to answer for the agency’s failure to stop a pediatrician from sexually abusing his child patients and a slate of longstanding problems with the quality of the agency’s care.
March 7, 2019
What Happens When New Yorkers With Mental Illness Slip Through the Cracks
As the FRONTLINE documentary "Right to Fail" shows, for some New Yorkers with mental illness, the transition from tightly-controlled settings to the lower levels of supervision in supported housing can have dire consequences.
February 26, 2019
54m
Right to Fail
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate New York's effort to let those with severe mental illnesses live on their own.
February 26, 2019
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds Calls for Evaluation of Indian Health Service
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, introduced legislation Thursday calling for a broad assessment of the U.S. Indian Health Service, following an investigation of the agency by The Wall Street Journal and FRONTLINE.
February 15, 2019
HHS to Review Indian Health Service After Revelations on Pedophile Doctor
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called for a review of the Indian Health Service following an investigation that revealed the agency’s mishandling of a pedophile doctor.
February 13, 2019
How The Wall Street Journal and FRONTLINE Uncovered a Pedophile Doctor's Past
Reporter Christopher Weaver discusses how The Wall Street Journal and FRONTLINE investigated the Indian Health Service's failure to stop a pedophile pediatrician from treating Native American children.
February 12, 2019
A Pedophile Doctor Drew Suspicions for 21 Years. No One Stopped Him.
The federal government’s Indian Health Service failed to protect Native American boys from Pat Weber’s sexual abuse, despite repeated warning signs.
February 8, 2019