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- 1ProPublica says it uncovered a secret FDA practice affecting prescription drugs●We uncovered a secret practice within the FDA, one that affects the prescription drugs millions of Americans take every
ProPublica reports it has uncovered a secret practice inside the US Food and Drug Administration affecting prescription drugs taken by millions of Americans every day. The investigative outlet says the FDA would not disclose the information itself, so it built a public tool to reveal it. The reporting focuses on generic drugs, and the story has drawn wide attention on social media, with readers sharing concerns about transparency at the agency responsible for drug safety.
- 2Parents skipping vitamin K shots as deficiency bleeding returns●NEW: As more parents reject a long-standard shot for babies, hospitals are seeing cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding
A ProPublica investigation reports that more parents are declining the long-standard vitamin K injection given to newborns, leading hospitals to see renewed cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding — a life-threatening condition once considered virtually eliminated in the United States. Doctors are reportedly not always trained to recognize or treat the condition, raising concern among pediatricians as vaccine hesitancy spreads to routine newborn care.
- 3Abbott's voucher push blamed for Texas GOP midterm losses●NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott spent years trying to make school vouchers a reality in Texas, even pushing to unseat rural Republ
Texas Governor Greg Abbott spent years pushing to bring school vouchers to the state, including efforts to unseat rural Republicans who opposed the policy. Now some lawmakers say that campaign backfired, contributing to his party's historically poor performance in the recent midterm elections. The ProPublica report has renewed debate over vouchers and their political cost in Texas.
- 4ProPublica Finds FDA Gives Foreign Drugmakers a 'Special Pass'▼We Know Where Our Food and Clothes Are Made. Why Not Our Prescriptions?
ProPublica published a 14-month investigation into how the Food and Drug Administration oversees foreign manufacturers of generic prescription drugs. The reporting concludes that the agency effectively allows plants abroad with substandard conditions to keep shipping medicines to the United States. The piece argues Americans can trace the origins of their food and clothing but not their medications, and calls for greater transparency and tougher enforcement in pharmaceutical supply chains.
- 5Declining Vitamin K Shots Bring Back Dangerous Newborn Bleeding▼An 11-Day-Old Baby Couldn’t Stop Bleeding. For Hours, the ER Didn’t Provide a Critical Vitamin Shot.
A ProPublica investigation reports on an 11-day-old baby who bled for hours in an emergency room before receiving a vitamin K shot, the routine newborn injection many parents now decline. Doctors say vitamin K deficiency bleeding, once nearly eliminated, is reappearing in hospitals, and that many clinicians no longer recognize or know how to treat the rare, life-threatening condition.
- 6Bird flu outbreak rages uncontrolled on Utah mink farm●"...That perfect petri dish exists right now, a ProPublica investigation found. For over two months, an outbreak of bird
A ProPublica investigation reports that an outbreak of bird flu has spread unchecked for more than two months on a Utah farm raising thousands of mink for fur. The concern is that mink lungs and airways are remarkably similar to humans' at the cellular level, making the farm, in the investigation's words, a perfect petri dish for the virus to adapt to mammalian hosts.
- 7UN Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture, ProPublica Reports▼U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy
A ProPublica investigation examines how United Nations-affiliated climate scientists, notably Stanford energy researcher Sally Benson, helped legitimize carbon capture and storage as a major climate solution. The reporting argues this endorsement skewed decades of climate policy toward fossil-fuel-backed capture schemes rather than outright emissions cuts, drawing debate about the role of carbon capture in climate planning.
- 8Rural Mail Ballot Rejections Surge as USPS Slows Service●Ballot Rejections Have Soared in Rural Counties as USPS Reduces Mail Service
A ProPublica investigation finds that mail ballot rejections have risen sharply in rural counties, coinciding with recent cuts and delays by the US Postal Service. The reporting links slower mail delivery to missed postmark and arrival deadlines for absentee ballots, leaving voters in rural areas disproportionately likely to have their ballots thrown out compared with those in cities and suburbs.
- 9Secret U.N. Vote Legitimized Carbon Capture, Report Says▼How a secret vote by U.N. scientists legitimized carbon capture and skewed decades of climate policy
ProPublica reports that a closed vote by U.N. scientists gave carbon capture and storage legitimacy in climate policy, steering decades of mitigation strategy toward the technology. The investigation argues the decision skewed how governments and climate models treat emissions cuts versus carbon removal, with critics questioning the transparency and influence behind the vote.
- 10Congress Bills Criticized for Backing Misleading Recycling Claims●"Peak Greenwashing": Two Bills in Congress Endorse Misleading Recycling Claims
A ProPublica report accuses two bills in the US Congress of endorsing misleading claims about plastics recycling, calling it 'peak greenwashing'. The legislation reportedly promotes recycling narratives the plastics industry has long used despite limited actual recycling of most plastic products. Critics say the bills would legitimize industry messaging rather than address plastic waste, sparking debate about greenwashing and the gap between recycling promises and reality.