Duaa Eldeib

Chicago

Investigative Reporter at ProPublica

Investigative reporter @ProPublica. Formerly of @chicagotribune. Always a lover of chocolate.

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“Not Just Measles”: Whooping cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline

6 days ago | peoplesworld.org | Duaa Eldeib

In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis in more than a decade. Idaho and South Dakota each reported a death this year, and Oregon last year reported two, as well as its highest number of cases since 1950.
An Indian Drugmaker, Investigated by ProPublica Last Year, Has Recalled Two Dozen Medications Sold to U.S. Patients

1 week ago | propublica.org | Patricia Callahan |T. Christian Miller |Duaa Eldeib |Sarahbeth Maney

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has recalled two dozen generic medicines sold to American patients because the Indian factory that made them failed to comply with U.S. manufacturing standards and the Food and Drug Administration determined that the faulty drugs could harm people, federal records show.
‘Not just measles’: Whooping cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Duaa Eldeib |Patricia Callahan |Sarahbeth Maney

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive its biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis in more than a decade.
'Not Just Measles': Whooping cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline

1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Duaa Eldeib |Patricia Callahan

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis in more than a decade.
Blue Cross Defrauded Breast Cancer Center, Must Pay $421M, Jury Finds

1 week ago | propublica.org | T. Christian Miller |Duaa Eldeib |Patricia Callahan |Sarahbeth Maney

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Blue Cross Louisiana OK’d mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay a hospital’s full bills. For some claims, it paid nothing. Blue Cross denied payments for thousands of procedures involved in breast reconstruction. But it approved special deals for treatment for executives’ wives.
Public health, avian flu, Texas, measles

1 week ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Duaa Eldeib |Patricia Callahan

PUBLIC HEALTH“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates DeclinePublished 11 April 2025Declining vaccination rates have caused the Texas measles outbreak, and vaccination rates for other childhood diseases have fallen as well. Deep cuts to public health jobs and funding, and HHS’s ambivalent messaging about vaccines, make it harder for agencies to fight outbreaks and prevent disease with vaccines.
Along With Measles, Whooping Cough Cases Surge as Vaccine Rates Drop

1 week ago | truthout.org | Duaa Eldeib |Patricia Callahan

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis in more than a decade.
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline

1 week ago | propublica.org | Duaa Eldeib |Patricia Callahan |Sarahbeth Maney |Annie Waldman

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Texas’ measles outbreak has been blamed on vaccine hesitancy. But parents are not getting their children other vaccines as well. Vaccine rates for other childhood diseases have fallen, contributing to rising cases of whooping cough and other illnesses.
Watch “Before a Breath” Documentary on America’s Stillbirth Crisis — ProPublica - Business And America

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Nadia Sussman |Liz Moughon |Duaa Eldeib |Margaret Williams

The story you just read was made possible by our readers. We hope it inspires you to support ProPublica, so we can continue producing investigations that shine a light on power, uncover the truth, and drive real change. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to nonpartisan, evidence-based journalism that holds power accountable.
The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers

1 month ago | propublica.org | Stephen Engelberg |Eli Hager |Annie Waldman |Duaa Eldeib

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our journalists. As the administration of President Donald Trump throws one government agency after another into the “wood chipper,” a startling statistic about federal workers keeps coming up: Only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices.