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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 Dec 13

FDA identifies a farm linked to the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

Adams Bros. Farms, the producer linked to the pre-Thanksgiving outbreak, has not shipped lettuce since Nov. 20 and has cooperated with the investigation, the FDA said in a statement.

Politics Dec 11

Trump’s immigration policy splits Americans in half, poll says

Immigration is one of many issues on which heated political rhetoric has only inflamed the conversation and deepened divides between Americans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist.

Politics Dec 07

Mueller’s Russia report should be made public, new poll says

Public support for the special counsel's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible ties to President Donald Trump's campaign transcended political party and has remained largely unchanged for nearly a year, according to the latest poll from…

Health Dec 05

New study shows 1 in 6 U.S. health care workers are immigrants

In the U.S., an aging population and projected rise in chronic illnesses are expected to strain the health care system in the coming years, without a similar influx of trained workers to fill those jobs.

Health Nov 29

American life expectancy has dropped again. Here’s why

Another drop in U.S. life expectancy is being called a ‘wakeup call’. What’s happening?…

Health Nov 28

Could being born in August make an ADHD diagnosis more likely?

More than 6 million of U.S. children have been diagnosed with ADHD, the most common neurobehavioral disorder during childhood. And this number has doubled in less than two decades.

Health Nov 20

E. coli in romaine lettuce is making people sick. Here’s what you need to know

Americans should not eat romaine lettuce amid an ongoing E. coli outbreak, according to a food safety alert.

Politics Nov 08

How voters viewed Trump, health care and immigration, according to exit polls

Exit polls aren't perfect. But they do provide information on what mattered most to voters, and how they viewed key leaders and issues. Here's a look at what mattered to voters during the 2018 midterms.

Politics Nov 01

Nearly 80 percent of Americans concerned lack of civility in politics will lead to violence, poll says

“You don't get a consensus like that across party lines very often,” said Barbara Carvalho, director of the Marist Poll.

Politics Oct 30

What the data says about birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump suggested in an interview that he could end birthright citizenship in the U.S.

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