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Charles Ornstein

Charles Ornstein, a senior reporter with ProPublica, is board president of the Association of Health Care Journalists and can be reached at charles.ornstein@propublica.org.

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New documents reveal how drug companies targeted doctors to increase opioid prescriptions

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We still don’t know how many people are in the hospital with COVID-19

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We have to stop comparing this coronavirus to the flu

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Sloan Kettering’s cozy deal with start-up ignites a new uproar

Charles Ornstein, Katie Thomas
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Trump administration proposes weakening rules governing organ transplant centers

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Top cancer researcher fails to disclose corporate financial ties in major research journals

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Opioid makers, blamed for overdose epidemic, cut back on marketing payments to doctors

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Patients wait in limbo as St. Luke’s heart transplant program reviews its problems

Charles Ornstein, Mike Hixenbaugh
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At St. Luke’s in Houston, patients suffer as a renowned heart transplant program loses its luster

Charles Ornstein, Mike Hixenbaugh
In this Nov. 28, 2016 photo, a researcher inserts stem cells into a syringe before doctors inject them into Josue Salinas Salgado's heart during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (AP)

A pioneering heart surgeon’s secret history of research violations

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Medicare halts release of much-anticipated data

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Heritage Foundation alum critical of transgender rights to lead HHS Civil Rights Office

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Fact-checking lawmakers’ letters to constituents on health care: How politicians lied about Obamacare

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FILE - In this April 30, 1975 file photo, a North Vietnamese tank rolls through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, signifying the fall of South Vietnam. The war ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of Saigon, now known as Ho Chi Minh City, to communist troops from the north. (AP Photo/File) (AP)

Reliving Agent Orange: What if casualties don’t end on the battlefield, but extend to future generations?

Mike Hixenbaugh for the Virginian-Pilot, Charles Ornstein

Big Pharma’s big scam: This is why your prescription medication is so absurdly expensive

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My father’s war, my toxic inheritance

Stephen M. Katz, Mike Hixenbaugh, Charles Ornstein

Your doctor is ripping you off: The truth about brand-name medications

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Farrah Fawcett was right: We have little medical privacy

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Privacy not included: Federal law lags far behind new tech

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“I saw my husband die before my eyes”

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“Let the crime spree begin”: How fraudsters benefit from Medicare’s drug plan

Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein
Advocates of Wisconsin accepting federal funding to help pay for an expansion of the state's BadgerCare Medicaid program. (AP/Scott Bauer)

Healthcare.gov is fixed! Now glitches affect Medicaid enrollment

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Health insurance cancellations are no surprise

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States will determine Obamacare’s success

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