Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.

Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.

You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.

The Center for Investigative Reporting, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, announced the hiring today of podcast innovator Kara McGuirk-Allison as Senior Radio Editor. She is the founding ...

You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.

You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.

You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.

Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.

The last episode of our series looks at the myth of COVID-19 as “the great equalizer” and what went wrong in the CDC’s response to the pandemic.

The last episode of our series looks at the myth of COVID-19 as “the great equalizer” and what went wrong in the CDC’s response to the pandemic.

The last episode of our series looks at the myth of COVID-19 as “the great equalizer” and what went wrong in the CDC’s response to the pandemic.