Eric Boodman

STAT series ‘Coercive Care’ looks at people with sickle cell disease who felt pressured to have an unwanted tubal ligation.

Part 2 of ‘Coercive Care’ looks at how a sickle cell patient’s pregnancy was affected by living in a state with an abortion ban.

STAT’s investigation, they said, showed need for improvements in access to care, reproductive counseling, education, and sterilization policy.

Part 3 of “Coercive Care” looks at how a federal regulation designed to prevent unwanted sterilizations can be a barrier to those who want the procedure.

At the Winneshiek County Fair, worries about the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cows mixes with biosecurity precautions.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest accused EpicGenetics of using "false and misleading advertising" to promote its tests.

After Pfizer withdrew its sickle cell drug from the market, patients with the condition and their doctors were left scrambling to figure out what to do.

A Johns Hopkins analysis commissioned by STAT shows that the rate of postpartum sterilization is significantly higher in Americans with sickle cell disease than in those without.

We generally don’t think of rare-disease advocacy as funny. But Sammy Basso, who died at 28, will be remembered for his ability to find laughter in almost anything.

‘What’s your pain right now?’ Sickle cell, loss, and survival in America