• Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Topics
    • Access to Care
    • Environment
    • Women
    • Children
    • Mental Health
    • Workplace
    • Commentary
  • Projects
    • Toxic Texas Air
    • The Holdouts
    • Deadly Heat
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Advisory Board
    • Republish Our Stories
    • Editorial Independence
    • Funders
  • PHW News
    • PHW in the News
    • Newsletters
  • Documents
    • Search the Records
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Linkedin
Skip to content
Public Health Watch

Public Health Watch

Public Health Watch

Donate!
Home » Children

Category: Children

Posted inCommentary

For Children’s Hospitals, a ‘COVID in March 2020’ Moment

by Lisa Doggett December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

An inside look at how pediatric hospitals are being overwhelmed with victims of respiratory illness.

Rhonda Jones with son Tyrus and daughter Alayna at their home in Crown Point, Indiana. Alayna was injured during her birth and has cerebral palsy. She was recently hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. (Taylor Glascock for KHN)
Posted inAccess to Care

When Malpractice Occurs at Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay

by Phil Galewitz and Bram Sable-Smith/Kaiser Health News November 28, 2022December 2, 2022
Posted inChildren

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

by Fred Schulte/Kaiser Health News November 16, 2022November 17, 2022
Posted inWomen

To Protect Her Twin Baby, Texas Woman Was Forced to Seek Abortion Care Out of State

by Mary Tuma November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
Posted inCommentary

With Flu Season Approaching, Vaccine Hesitancy Becomes a Big Worry

by Lisa Doggett September 15, 2022September 15, 2022
Posted inCommentary

A Different Kind of ‘Hangry’

by Misha Angrist June 16, 2022June 16, 2022
Posted inChildren

Cancer Cases in Kids Are Rising. Some Experts Blame Toxic Chemicals.

by Jim Morris and Lauren Berryman December 3, 2021June 15, 2022
Posted inChildren

Interviews With Writer Kim Krisberg on the Sharp Increase in Babies Born With Syphilis

by Public Health Watch November 10, 2021May 17, 2022
Posted inChildren

A Sexually Transmitted Disease Is Killing Texas Babies

by Kim Krisberg and Blaine Young November 1, 2021May 17, 2022
$
$
$

Your contribution is appreciated.

Latest Stories

  • Toxic Firefighting Foam Persists in U.S. Despite Calls for a Ban January 18, 2023
  • Rural Safety-Net Clinic Flush With Patients Takes a Step Toward Sustainability December 30, 2022
  • Infrastructure Law Raises Hopes of Alaskan Tribal Villages Without Running Water. But Will the Effort Fall Short? December 19, 2022
  • Houston-Area Residents Take Pollution Monitoring Into Their Own Hands. The Results Are Worse Than Feared. December 15, 2022
  • A Collaboration in Two Languages December 12, 2022
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Linkedin

About Us

Public Health Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization that focuses on threats to America’s well-being.

P.O. Box 6421
Austin, TX 78762

Contact us: info@publichealthwatch.org

Our latest stories and investigations delivered straight to your inbox:

  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • Advisory Board
  • Republish Our Stories
  • Funders
  • Editorial Independence
  • Privacy
© 2023 Public Health Watch. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic