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Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam

Laura’s Recent Stories

Politics Jan 08

Most Americans blame Trump for Capitol attack but are split on his removal

With just days left in Trump’s presidency, more Americans than at any other point of his tenure but are torn about how his final days as president should end.

Politics Jan 06

WATCH: Biden calls Trump to ‘step up’ after mob breaches Capitol

President-elect Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to go on national television and tell protesters who support Trump to end their siege of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.

Politics Jan 06

Georgia’s Black voters overwhelmingly supported Democratic Senate candidates

These trends reflect the energy seen among Black voters in the 2020 presidential election, particularly among Black women.

Politics Jan 06

How voters who sat out 2016 played a role in Georgia’s runoffs

Democrat Stacey Abrams, who ran in the state’s 2018 gubernatorial election, led an effort to register an estimated 800,000 voters before the 2020 presidential election.

Politics Jan 06

Republicans in Georgia more likely to vote against their party than Democrats

Results in Georgia echoed what happened nationwide in the U.S. presidential election.

Health Jan 05

Biden’s most daunting challenges, according to public health experts

When the dust of the pandemic settles, how will the Biden administration answer questions about who isn’t covered and why? How will it prioritize public health funding, or revamping the nation’s health care infrastructure?…

Politics Jan 01

To uphold defense bill, Senate overrides Trump’s veto for the first time

This move in the Republican-led Senate signals a rare departure among party leaders, who have followed the president's lead for much of his time in office.

Health Dec 28

What’s behind the historic spike in drug overdose deaths under COVID-19

Drug overdoses were linked to more than 81,000 people’s deaths, jumping 18 percent between June 2019 and May 2020, according to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Health Dec 22

Before COVID-19, U.S. life expectancy was making a slight rebound

New federal data shows life expectancy before the pandemic was on the rise, but tens of thousands of deaths caused by opioids…

Health Dec 18

How COVID-19 could worsen America’s childhood trauma crisis

In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham talks to special correspondent Cat Wise and reporter Laura Santhanam about why the pandemic is likely making the childhood trauma crisis worse and how caregivers can help their kids and themselves through…

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