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The name Phoebe is everywhere in Albany, Georgia.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The name Phoebe is everywhere in Albany, Georgia.
The health care system’s logo and ads are on the sides of high school sports stadiums and on billboards. There are Phoebe golf tees, pens, beach chairs.
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The health care system’s logo and ads are on the sides of high school sports stadiums and on billboards. There are Phoebe golf tees, pens, beach chairs.
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In Albany, Georgia, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became the town’s only hospital.
But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
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But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In Albany, Georgia, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became the town’s only hospital.
But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
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But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
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Sofi thought she was being offered the American dream with an H-2A farmworker visa. She wound up in a nightmare that authorities say almost got her killed.
@maxblau.bsky.social on Sofi’s harrowing experience & why it’s vital to understand the perils H-2A workers face: https://propub.li/4jp9SAH
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December 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sofi thought she was being offered the American dream with an H-2A farmworker visa. She wound up in a nightmare that authorities say almost got her killed.
@maxblau.bsky.social on Sofi’s harrowing experience & why it’s vital to understand the perils H-2A workers face: https://propub.li/4jp9SAH
@maxblau.bsky.social on Sofi’s harrowing experience & why it’s vital to understand the perils H-2A workers face: https://propub.li/4jp9SAH
This year, ProPublica’s investigations had wide-ranging impact on everything from national security to the safety of prescription drugs.
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"Sick in a Hospital Town," produced with Theater Of War Productions, seeks to find out: Why are the people of Albany, GA, so sick in a town dominated by its sole hospital?
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"Sick in a Hospital Town," produced with Theater Of War Productions, seeks to find out: Why are the people of Albany, GA, so sick in a town dominated by its sole hospital?
🎧 Start here: https://apple.co/3YfTuc3
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Listen to our best long-form investigations, read out loud, on ProPublica Narrated.
"Sick in a Hospital Town," produced with Theater Of War Productions, seeks to find out: Why are the people of Albany, GA, so sick in a town dominated by its sole hospital?
🎧 Start here: https://apple.co/3YfTuc3
"Sick in a Hospital Town," produced with Theater Of War Productions, seeks to find out: Why are the people of Albany, GA, so sick in a town dominated by its sole hospital?
🎧 Start here: https://apple.co/3YfTuc3
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First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We recently launched ProPublica Narrated, a podcast feed where you can listen to our best long-form investigations, read out loud.
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First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
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Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT?
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Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT?
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
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4/ Hannah’s transplant pharmacist, Adam Cochrane, knew the balancing act was a teeter-totter.
Too much tacrolimus, and the immune system would dip too weak to ward off infection. Too little tacrolimus, and the immune system would tip too strong and attack the transplanted organ.
Too much tacrolimus, and the immune system would dip too weak to ward off infection. Too little tacrolimus, and the immune system would tip too strong and attack the transplanted organ.
December 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
4/ Hannah’s transplant pharmacist, Adam Cochrane, knew the balancing act was a teeter-totter.
Too much tacrolimus, and the immune system would dip too weak to ward off infection. Too little tacrolimus, and the immune system would tip too strong and attack the transplanted organ.
Too much tacrolimus, and the immune system would dip too weak to ward off infection. Too little tacrolimus, and the immune system would tip too strong and attack the transplanted organ.
2/ Most people have never heard of tacrolimus. But to anybody who’s received a transplant, like Hannah, the drug is nothing short of a miracle.
Without it, cells in the blood identify a transplanted organ as a foreign invader. That attack can be fatal.
Without it, cells in the blood identify a transplanted organ as a foreign invader. That attack can be fatal.
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
2/ Most people have never heard of tacrolimus. But to anybody who’s received a transplant, like Hannah, the drug is nothing short of a miracle.
Without it, cells in the blood identify a transplanted organ as a foreign invader. That attack can be fatal.
Without it, cells in the blood identify a transplanted organ as a foreign invader. That attack can be fatal.
Four years after her double lung transplant, 21-year-old Hannah’s body was at war with itself.
“Hurry,” she wrote, unable to speak.
The generic drug she took to prevent organ rejection should have been working. She didn't know the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case. 🧵
“Hurry,” she wrote, unable to speak.
The generic drug she took to prevent organ rejection should have been working. She didn't know the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case. 🧵
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Four years after her double lung transplant, 21-year-old Hannah’s body was at war with itself.
“Hurry,” she wrote, unable to speak.
The generic drug she took to prevent organ rejection should have been working. She didn't know the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case. 🧵
“Hurry,” she wrote, unable to speak.
The generic drug she took to prevent organ rejection should have been working. She didn't know the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case. 🧵
More than 1,000 charities submitted federal tax filings without language reflecting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in mission statements from their earlier filings.
Others went as far as to change their names.
➡️ Read our analysis: https://propub.li/48X2tUs
Others went as far as to change their names.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More than 1,000 charities submitted federal tax filings without language reflecting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in mission statements from their earlier filings.
Others went as far as to change their names.
➡️ Read our analysis: https://propub.li/48X2tUs
Others went as far as to change their names.
➡️ Read our analysis: https://propub.li/48X2tUs
Together, we produce investigations that hold the powerful accountable.
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📽️ WATCH: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
Here's what you should know: https://propub.li/48KUw5Z
Here's what you should know: https://propub.li/48KUw5Z
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
📽️ WATCH: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
Here's what you should know: https://propub.li/48KUw5Z
Here's what you should know: https://propub.li/48KUw5Z
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