Lisa Girion
As an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times, Lisa Girion produced many high-impact stories, including an investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Myanmar, which was anthologized in “Global Muckraking” (The New Press, 2014). Her investigation into the health insurance practice of dropping sick patients, known as rescission, was cited in the Affordable Care Act. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She left The Times in 2015.
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在美国, 奥施康定是一桩垂死的生意。 阿片类药物曾在全国迅速蔓延, 夺走超过20万人的生命, 美国医疗机构目前正在减少使用这种止痛药。级卫生官员建议, 初级诊疗医生在治疗慢性疼痛时减少开这种药的处方。
Dec. 18, 2016
OxyContin is a dying business in America.
Dec. 18, 2016
For years, Jevon “Goldie” Lawson dealt crack on the steps of a 7-Eleven in a rough part of this blue-collar town.
July 10, 2016
In the waning days of summer in 2008, a convicted felon and his business partner leased office space on a seedy block near MacArthur Park.
July 10, 2016
In the waning days of summer in 2008, a convicted felon and his business partner leased office space on a seedy block near MacArthur Park.
July 10, 2016
For years, Jevon “Goldie” Lawson dealt crack on the steps of a 7-Eleven in a rough part of this blue-collar town.
July 10, 2016
For years, Jevon “Goldie” Lawson dealt crack on the steps of a 7-Eleven in a rough part of this blue-collar town.
July 10, 2016
In the waning days of summer in 2008, a convicted felon and his business partner leased office space on a seedy block near MacArthur Park.
July 10, 2016
The drugmaker Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin two decades ago with a bold marketing claim: One dose relieves pain for 12 hours, more than twice as long as generic medications.
May 5, 2016
A Rowland Heights doctor was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in connection with the overdose deaths of three patients, capping a landmark case that was closely watched by medical and legal professionals across the country.
Oct. 30, 2015