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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

Health May 15

How bird flu puts workers on farms and in food processing plants at higher risk

Workers on the front lines may be handling animals and food products before they have been treated for possible bird flu contamination.

Health May 15

Overdose fatalities fell last year, but the full picture is more complicated

While these national figures offer a rare glimmer of good news on this grim issue, outcomes vary greatly in different states.

Politics May 01

Poll: Majority of Americans aren’t paying attention to Trump’s hush money trial

One in 5 Americans say Trump has done nothing wrong, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Health Apr 12

What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever

Heavy precipitation from El Nino and the ongoing effects of human-driven climate change have fostered conditions in which mosquitoes that carry the disease can thrive.

Politics Apr 03

1 in 5 Americans think violence may solve U.S. divisions, poll finds

Most Americans, no matter their political affiliation, do not believe that violence is a solution to domestic political divisions, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Health Mar 28

Mississippi is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid. What are the barriers?

In Mississippi, a state that reports the lowest life expectancy and highest poverty rate in the United States and ranks among the most uninsured states in the nation, Medicaid expansion could make a significant difference for hundreds of thousands of…

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Read Sen. Katie Britt’s full response to the State of the Union

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Politics Mar 07

WATCH: Biden urges GOP to overcome politics on immigration reform during his 2024 State of the Union

“Get this bill done. We need to act now,” Biden said, adding that Trump — whom Biden did not name — has discouraged Congress from making progress on an immigration deal during the presidential campaign.

Politics Mar 07

WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the ‘law of the land’ in his 2024 State of the Union

In his last State of the Union address before the general election, President Joe Biden pledged to restore abortion protections after the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Health Mar 01

Alcohol-related deaths in U.S. jumped 29 percent in 5 years. Here’s why, according to experts

Experts are urging the U.S. to intervene as new federal data show nationwide deaths tied to alcohol use rose 29 percent in just five years, with the COVID pandemic "most likely" a main cause of the increase.

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