Podcasts: Exposed, Sympathy Pains, Dr Death, Bad Batch, Vaping Fix. Bylines at ProPublica, Texas Monthly, New York Times, Cosmopolitan. Winner of the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. www.laurabeil.com https://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mr453dekos27Thank you @longreads.com for sharing this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr453dekos27https://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mp25t7h4ws2gThis is Erik Giggleman, a 7th generation Texan and an elite U.S. Army veteran who volunteered soon after the Russian invasion. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, thousands of Americans have volunteered to fight, and around 100 have died. He was one of them.24 Jun 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp25t7h4ws2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mol3s6djus2sUntil today, I had never known the feeling you get when Stephen King calls your work "riveting."18 Jun 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol3s6djus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mnjaod4of22s1. In 2018, I reported and hosted a podcast called Dr. Death, about a neurosurgeon who was allowed to keep practicing even when it was clear he was a danger to patients. There have been tens of millions of downloads, and it has brought to light systemic failures of our health care system.05 Jun 2026 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjaod4of22shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3ml377qnjxc2wThis was one of the most heartbreaking and beautifully done stories I've ever read, written mere days after his family was swept away in the flood. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml377qnjxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mifnezbmuk2dA woman almost dies after an anti-abortion pregnancy center told her everything was fine. They said her sonogram was for "educational" purposes and not medical care. These centers are all over Texas. Great story from Emily Brindley at @dallasnews.com. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2026/03/27/a-crisis-pregnancy-center-told-a-texas-woman-that-her-pregnancy-was-normal-it-wasnt/01 Apr 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifnezbmuk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mguznmfjmk25"Former Columbia President Lee Bollinger, as well as one of the trustees at both Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Columbia-affiliated system where Hadden was an attending physician — had been alerted to Hadden’s arrest the evening it occurred.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguznmfjmk25https://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mggabmdf7224The latest on our investigation into Columbia, where an OB-GYN sexually assaulted his patients for two decades. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggabmdf7224https://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mezov6afwk2aIf you need a mental break from all the bleak news, the @texastribune.org has a photos of the Fort Worth monks' entire journey to Washington. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/14/texas-photo-fort-worth-monks-walk-for-peace-washington-dc/17 Feb 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezov6afwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3mczmkaefo22pOnce again, @katherineeban.bsky.social proves why she's one of the best in the business. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczmkaefo22phttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3ma26go4dz226Addiction is a hungry monster that you can never truly understand until you see it up close. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Dec 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma26go4dz226https://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3m754osghsc2kHas anything like this ever happened? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m754osghsc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3m636z3g2i22lGreat story from @texastribune.org connecting the dots on the people now setting U.S. vaccine policy. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/19/austin-brownstone-institute-trump-health-vaccine/20 Nov 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m636z3g2i22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3m5zwro73ck2hUnbelievable [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2025 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5zwro73ck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3m3urprztfs2pBrought to you by the folks who want to deploy troops to "protect federal buildings." [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3urprztfs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3m3ft5glq7s26This is an excellent tool from @kffhealthnews.org for anyone who wants to know how much premiums will rise if ACA subsidies expire. https://www.kff.org/interactive/how-much-more-would-people-pay-in-premiums-if-the-acas-enhanced-subsidies-expired/17 Oct 2025 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ft5glq7s26https://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3lyeu5nzz3s2yI wish every Texas lawmaker would read this @dallasnews.com series about the Texas abortion ban, and what it's doing to the pregnant women of our state. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2025/texas-abortion-ban-pregnancy-health-care-jeopardized/texas-abortion-pregnancy-fetal-anomalies-anencephaly/?_gl=1*16fustb*_gcl_au*MTA0MTc3MTgyMS4xNzUwODg3OTk3*_ga*MjEzMDc2NDIzNy4xNzQ5NTk3NTMy*_ga_8T538V93BE*czE3NTczOTA2MjAkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzU3MzkwNzU1JGo1MCRsMCRoMTQ5NzM2NTg3Mw..#09 Sep 2025 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyeu5nzz3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3lvabamp65s2gWith so many awful things in the news, I needed to see this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2025 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvabamp65s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3luidxhy7ds2xMy state already has the highest percentage of people with no health insurance. That's about to get even worse with the new budget bill, as 1.7 million Texans stand to lose coverage. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/18/texas-health-coverage-loss-trump-gop-megabill-affordable-care-act/21 Jul 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3luidxhy7ds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3lskbu5yvdk24Bill Moyers meant everthing to me. We both grew up in Marshall TX, a generation apart, but bound by the same sense of place. He encouraged me to become a journalist, and gave this small town girl confidence -- in the beginning and all along the way. RIP Bill. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/business/media/bill-moyers-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R08.m1Ih.l54vah3FPvD-&smid=url-share26 Jun 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lskbu5yvdk24https://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3loqfvmfdus2sWhen we first reported this story, Columbia had not even notified the women that their former doctor was a convicted sex offender. Now there are more than 1,000 known survivors. @propublica.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqfvmfdus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3lolin4xvo22mIn other Columbia Univ news, an announcement this week of an additional $750 million settlement with women sexually assaulted by former ob-gyn Robert Hadden. Credit to the survivors for their bravery and persistence. We told full story in @propublica.org in 2023: https://www.propublica.org/article/columbia-obgyn-sexually-assaulted-patients-for-20-years07 May 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolin4xvo22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurabeil.bsky.social/post/3lnjpmhgkt223Seems like research into women’s health would be bipartisan [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:lz7mopvvuzvmfg4e67jvodkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnjpmhgkt223