David Heath
Nieman Reports
Bethesda, MD, United States
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A Lucky Break Leads To A Book About Covid Vaccines
In his book "Longshot: The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine," David Heath highlights the scientists behind mRNA research → Read More
A next generation coronavirus vaccine is in the works. But initial funding was denied.
Some scientists knew from the start that extinguishing the COVID-19 pandemic was going to take more than one type of vaccine. The race is now on. → Read More
A next generation coronavirus vaccine is in the works. But initial funding was denied.
Some scientists knew from the start that extinguishing the COVID-19 pandemic was going to take more than one type of vaccine. The race is now on. → Read More
Coronavirus antibody tests are available around the country. Here's why they may provide a false sense of security.
After weeks stuck at home, some people are seeking COVID-19 antibody testing to tell them if it's safe to venture out. Experts say they shouldn't. → Read More
‘You could see the train wreck coming’: Inexperienced, dubious companies among many aiming to cash in on coronavirus antibody tests
Lax FDA oversight spurred a nascent industry of antibody test makers, with companies jockeying to cash in, a USA TODAY investigation found. → Read More
Fact Check: Trump claims coronavirus tests are widely available. They are not
Trump says there's “tremendous capacity” for coronavirus testing at U.S. labs. But governors and hospitals can't get swabs used to take the samples. → Read More
Dentists in for-profit group drill healthy teeth, provide unnecessary treatments
North American Dental Group follows a new trend of dental offices bought by private-equity investors and turned into revenue- → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not… → Read More
SPECIAL: Dentists under pressure to drill 'healthy teeth' for profit, former insiders allege
Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment → Read More
Dentists under pressure to drill ‘healthy teeth’ for profit, former insiders allege
A fast-growing dental chain pressures dentists to hit revenue targets daily, leading to claims of root canals and treatments patients don’t need. → Read More
How an 'ugly,' unwanted weapon became the most popular rifle in America
AR-15 style rifles have been used in some of the most notorious mass killings in recent history: Newtown, Aurora, Vegas, Texas, San Bernardino. → Read More