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Laura Santhanam is the Data Producer for the PBS NewsHour. Follow @LauraSanthanam
Laura’s Recent Stories
Health Jun 18
How the toxic stress of family separation can harm a childWhile it’s not clear how the political fight about the practice will play out, researchers do know how a traumatic event like being separated from a parent affects a child.
Health Jun 14
Suicide rate rising fastest among women, CDC saysNearly 45,000 people died as a result of suicide in 2016, up 30 percent from the number of deaths by suicide in 2000, the CDC reported. This latest study explores suicide prevalence across demographics, including gender and age.
Health May 31
In rural America, tightened access to Medicaid means tough choicesPoliticians have promised changes to the health care program will help lift people out of poverty. But this Tennessee family says things don't seem to be getting better.
Health May 23
What’s really in public swimming pools?Eight people died and more than 27,200 people became ill from swimming in contaminated water between 2000 and 2014 , the CDC said in a recent report. Here's what you should know.
Health May 18
What the White House’s proposed rule to block abortion funds means for women’s healthThe White House proposed a plan to change the equation for abortion federal funding in the United States. Here's what that could mean for women's health nationwide…
Health May 02
As opioid crisis grows, babies and moms with hepatitis C fly under the radarAmong pregnant women, the hepatitis C infection rate nearly doubled in five years, fueled primarily by injection drug use linked to the opioid crisis, and the medical community is increasingly concerned that mothers and infants may go undetected and untreated…
Politics Apr 19
Poll: Gun control should be Congress’ top priority, half of Americans sayThe debate over guns is back in the spotlight, as schools across the country plan walkouts this week to mark the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School mass shooting, and this poll shows that Americans are still divided on…
Politics Apr 17
FBI support is eroding, but most Americans still back bureau, poll saysRecent polling data shows that support for the FBI and Robert Mueller is eroding amid a deepening investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia before the 2016 presidential election, according to the latest poll from PBS NewsHour,…
Health Apr 12
How much alcohol is too much? A new study says it’s found the numberLooking at data from 600,000 people across 19 countries, researchers set out to answer one question: How do you define moderate drinking?…
Health Mar 29
The problem with overusing antibioticsHere’s what we know about antibiotic resistance, and how researchers are trying to fight it.
