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How Trump’s Family Separation Policy Has Affected Parents
The Trump administration's family separation policy has created additional trauma for parents and children that experts worry will cause lifelong health repercussions.
August 2, 2018
A Father and Daughter Reunite, But Trauma Follows Them Home
Six-year-old Meybelin was separated from her father when they crossed the U.S. border. Since they were reunited, those who know her say she's different now.
July 31, 2018
FEMA Report Acknowledges Failures in Puerto Rico Disaster Response
FEMA acknowledged for the first time it failed to properly prepare for last year’s hurricane season.
July 13, 2018
Lawmakers Call for Probe of Federal Response to Puerto Rico Hurricane
Lawmakers introduced a bill today to establish a commission to investigate the federal response to the hurricane that devastated Puerto Rico last year, citing reporting from FRONTLINE and NPR on the disaster.
June 14, 2018
Inside the "Aggressive" Marketing of OxyContin: Revisit Purdue Pharma's Role in the Opioid Crisis
“There is no question that the marketing of OxyContin was the most aggressive marketing of a narcotic drug ever undertaken by a pharmaceutical producer,” Barry Meier FRONTLINE in 2016's "Chasing Heroin."
May 30, 2018
Trump Administration Aims to Cut Funding for Abortion Providers
The Trump administration proposed a rule that will bar health care providers from performing abortions or referring patients to outside clinics if they want to continue to receive federal family planning money, known as Title X funds.
May 25, 2018
May on FRONTLINE: Puerto Rico, Myanmar, Weinstein and MS-13
Our May lineup investigates the blackout in Puerto Rico and the slaughter of the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
April 27, 2018
Can the Death Penalty Actually Stem the Opioid Epidemic?
President Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to pursue the death penalty against drug traffickers to tackle the opioid epidemic, but experts say a more punitive approach may only compound the crisis.
March 20, 2018
Opioid Overdoses Are Up Another 30 Percent, CDC Says
Hospital emergency rooms saw a 30 percent uptick in visits related to opioid overdoses over the course of a year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
March 8, 2018
Kool Smiles Performed "Unnecessary" Procedures on Children, DOJ Says
The Justice Department said that Kool Smiles submitted false Medicaid claims for "medically unnecessary" procedures performed on children.
January 11, 2018
Trump's Opioid Commission Recommends Drug Courts. How Do They Work?
The president's commission recommends expanding drug courts to every federal district. A closer look at how they work.
November 6, 2017
How Yemen's Cholera Outbreak Became the Fastest Growing in Modern History
The cholera epidemic in Yemen is now the largest and fastest growing outbreak of the disease in modern history — the result of a crippling war that has devastated the country, long the poorest in the Arab world, and unleashed a major humanitarian crisis.
October 18, 2017