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Interactive: The Anatomy Of Human Tissue Profits : NPR

Interactive: The Anatomy Of Human Tissue Profits : NPR

NPR — Explore how much medical facilities pay for body parts commonly used from tissue donors.

Survey Shows Uncertainty In Reporting Suspicious Activity : NPR

Survey Shows Uncertainty In Reporting Suspicious Activity : NPR

NPR — At airports, train stations and other public places across the nation, the Department of Homeland Security's "See Something, Say Something" campaign has encouraged people to report suspicious activity in an effort to prevent terrorist attacks. But a recent government survey found citizens are not jumping in to report others.

What Is Black Lung? : NPR

What Is Black Lung? : NPR

NPR — An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity found federal regulators and the mining industry are failing to protect miners from the excessive toxic coal mine dust that causes black lung.

Grandmother In High-Profile Shaken Baby Case Has Sentence Commuted : NPR

Grandmother In High-Profile Shaken Baby Case Has Sentence Commuted : NPR

NPR — A California grandmother convicted of shaking her 7-week-old grandson to death will not return to jail, because Gov. Jerry Brown has commuted her sentence.

The Sept. 11 Trial: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Web Of Connections : NPR

The Sept. 11 Trial: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Web Of Connections : NPR

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Once Routine, Autopsies Now Scarce At U.S. Hospitals : NPR

Once Routine, Autopsies Now Scarce At U.S. Hospitals : NPR

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California Officials Reviewing Autopsies Done By Doctor With Trail Of Errors : NPR

California Officials Reviewing Autopsies Done By Doctor With Trail Of Errors : NPR

NPR — A few weeks ago we published a report about Thomas Gill, a California forensic pathologist with a 20-year history of errors and misdiagnosed causes of death. Now, in response to the reporting on Gill, the Solano County, Calif., sheriff and district attorney are reviewing 27 autopsies of homicide victims performed by Gill.

Tracking The Guantanamo Detainees

Tracking The Guantanamo Detainees

NPR — Information provided for this graphic is part of a massive trove of secret documents leaked last year to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. They were made available to The New York Times by another source, on condition of anonymity, and shared with NPR.

'Suicide By Cop' : A Troubled Soldier's Desperate Attempt : NPR

'Suicide By Cop' : A Troubled Soldier's Desperate Attempt : NPR

NPR — A few months ago, NPR and ProPublica published an investigation about five soldiers who suffered traumatic brain injuries from the same explosion in Iraq. Twelve days later, one of the soldiers piled an armload of guns and semi-automatic weapons into his pickup and led police on a high-speed chase across North Dakota.

Lack Of Autopsies After Elderly Die Conceals Health Flaws : NPR

Lack Of Autopsies After Elderly Die Conceals Health Flaws : NPR

NPR — Abuse in nursing homes and suspicious deaths among seniors often go undetected because postmortem examinations are becoming few and far between.