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class="people-listing-header__portrait" alt="Photo of Liz Moughon" width="400" height="400" src="https://img.assets-c3.propublica.org/images/bio/Liz-Moughon-1x1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=800&s=68e0b995570a11f7460d44482c6de0cc" srcset="https://img.assets-c3.propublica.org/images/bio/Liz-Moughon-1x1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=400&q=75&w=400&s=734976d1f76bf736b2f2a088fb7d3a6c 400w, https://img.assets-c3.propublica.org/images/bio/Liz-Moughon-1x1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=800&s=68e0b995570a11f7460d44482c6de0cc 800w, https://img.assets-c3.propublica.org/images/bio/Liz-Moughon-1x1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1200&q=75&w=1200&s=d506cb52d17cb2a6de66aebad2c634f3 1200w, https://img.assets-c3.propublica.org/images/bio/Liz-Moughon-1x1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1300&q=75&w=1300&s=f186981752a1795c09325537edc4e96b 1300w, 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With a background in photojournalism, she is drawn to stories about healing from loss and spaces of commonality in America’s polarized society. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and NPR, and she has received recognition from the Northern California Emmys, NPPA Best of Photojournalism, White House News Photographers Association and Hearst Journalism Awards. She is an alum of Ohio University, the Danish School of Media and Journalism and the Eddie Adams Workshop.</p> </div><!-- end .people-listing-bio --> <!-- Placeholder for multi-part bio --> </div> <!-- end .people-listing-bio --> </div><!-- end first column --> <div class="people-listing-stories"> <div class="people-listing-featured-stories"> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/before-a-breath-stillbirth-documentary-callout"> <img alt="" src="https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/getInvolved/_threeTwo400w/SB_Poster_3x2_NoText-PROMO_2024-12-05-205442_blge.jpg" width="400" height="267" srcset="https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/getInvolved/_threeTwo400w/SB_Poster_3x2_NoText-PROMO_2024-12-05-205442_blge.jpg 400w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/getInvolved/_threeTwo800w/SB_Poster_3x2_NoText-PROMO_2024-12-05-205442_blge.jpg 800w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/getInvolved/_threeTwo1200w/SB_Poster_3x2_NoText-PROMO_2024-12-05-205442_blge.jpg 1200w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/getInvolved/_threeTwo1600w/SB_Poster_3x2_NoText-PROMO_2024-12-05-205442_blge.jpg 1600w " loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/stillbirths">Stillbirths</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/before-a-breath-stillbirth-documentary-callout"> Sign Up to Screen Our New Documentary About Stillbirths </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > “Before a Breath” gives voice to parents who have lost children to stillbirth. Screenings for the film will roll out across the country in early 2025. Here’s how you can get involved to help spread the word. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/nadia-sussman">Nadia Sussman</a>, <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/duaa-eldeib">Duaa Eldeib</a>, <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/liz-moughon">Liz Moughon</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/lisa-riordan-seville">Lisa Riordan Seville</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-12-09EST06:00">Dec. 9, 2024, 6 a.m. EST</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="listing-river | stack stack--col"> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/video/cookie-zoe-a-georgia-family-wrestles-with-school-choice-60-years-after-desegregation"> <img alt="" src="https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo400w/Segregation-academies-documentary_Moughon-and-Rodriguez_3x2.jpg" width="399" height="266" srcset="https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo400w/Segregation-academies-documentary_Moughon-and-Rodriguez_3x2.jpg 400w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo800w/Segregation-academies-documentary_Moughon-and-Rodriguez_3x2.jpg 800w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo1200w/Segregation-academies-documentary_Moughon-and-Rodriguez_3x2.jpg 1200w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo1600w/Segregation-academies-documentary_Moughon-and-Rodriguez_3x2.jpg 1600w " loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/segregation-academies">Segregation Academies</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/video/cookie-zoe-a-georgia-family-wrestles-with-school-choice-60-years-after-desegregation"> “Cookie & Zo’e”: A Georgia Family Wrestles With School Choice 60 Years After Desegregation </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > In 1964, Samaria “Cookie” Mitcham Bailey was among the first Black students to desegregate Macon’s public schools. Now, her great-granddaughter, Zo’e Johnson, attends a majority-white private school founded as white families fled desegregation. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/liz-moughon">Liz Moughon</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/almudena-toral">Almudena Toral</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-08-22EDT16:48">Aug. 22, 2024, 4:48 p.m. EDT</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/cookie-zoe-macon-georgia-school-segregation-documentary"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/1200_630_px.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=267&q=75&w=400&s=6bce1cf02365aa9c4d8983ff477f2505 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/1200_630_px.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=533&q=75&w=800&s=50339931100936d08e8a96e63c6c095d 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/1200_630_px.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=1200&s=93ab2f7ac86c81a016b8dd305fb65110 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/1200_630_px.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1067&q=75&w=1600&s=2c665233742d940db59cea7718528aec 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/segregation-academies">Segregation Academies</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/cookie-zoe-macon-georgia-school-segregation-documentary"> Cookie & Zo’e: A Georgia Family Wrestles With School Choice 60 Years After the Start of Desegregation </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > In a new ProPublica short documentary, Samaria “Cookie” Mitcham Bailey and her great-granddaughter Zo’e Johnson reflect on their experiences in a town where schools are still largely segregated. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/liz-moughon">Liz Moughon</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-08-22EDT05:05">Aug. 22, 2024, 5:05 a.m. EDT</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/shrub-oak-school-autism-new-york-education-oversight"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231221_FX3_ShrubOak_094_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-04-18-215522_wclx.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=267&q=75&w=400&s=342641dacde1586f3e371cbdf8606bad 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231221_FX3_ShrubOak_094_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-04-18-215522_wclx.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=533&q=75&w=800&s=65236208ace4cb66e84c153730992c5a 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231221_FX3_ShrubOak_094_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-04-18-215522_wclx.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=1200&s=9877567b98afe7b0b93a7adc9adff185 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231221_FX3_ShrubOak_094_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-04-18-215522_wclx.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1067&q=75&w=1600&s=7f8433b2f29f96c2498f54d30889b754 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/inside-shrub-oak">Inside Shrub Oak</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/shrub-oak-school-autism-new-york-education-oversight"> This School for Autistic Youth Can Cost $573,200 a Year. It Operates With Little Oversight, and Students Have Suffered. </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > No state agency has authority over Shrub Oak, one of the country's most expensive therapeutic boarding schools. As a result, parents and staff have nowhere to report bruised students and medication mix-ups. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jennifer-smith-richards">Jennifer Smith Richards</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jodi-cohen">Jodi S. Cohen</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-05-08EDT06:00">May 8, 2024, 6 a.m. EDT</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-repeatedly-rejected-safety-claims-philips-breathing-machines-emails-show"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_122_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-02-02-154033_xbor.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=267&q=75&w=400&s=f84fefff5970e7f8bcee09c80c5fb026 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_122_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-02-02-154033_xbor.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=533&q=75&w=800&s=e459c9ff208cf66f01d5a853f3054d40 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_122_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-02-02-154033_xbor.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=1200&s=dda087996c73d9c733ffa5098fb27697 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_122_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true_2024-02-02-154033_xbor.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1067&q=75&w=1600&s=103828bffad9e51aaafa1bb8ad227219 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/with-every-breath">With Every Breath</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-repeatedly-rejected-safety-claims-philips-breathing-machines-emails-show"> FDA Repeatedly Rejected Safety Claims About Philips Breathing Machines, Emails Show </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > As Philips reassured patients that millions of recalled machines were safe, internal emails show federal regulators privately told the company its testing didn’t account for the impact of long-term harm from tainted devices. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/debbie-cenziper">Debbie Cenziper</a>, ProPublica, and <span class="name">Michael D. Sallah</span> and <span class="name">Michael Korsh</span>, <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-02-09EST05:30">Feb. 9, 2024, 5:30 a.m. EST</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-patients-doctors-navigate-fallout-phillips-breathing-machine-recall"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/CPAPfilm_Newsletter_2x3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=267&q=75&w=400&s=55f6068ea3b0dedae14b32956d5b48e1 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/CPAPfilm_Newsletter_2x3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=533&q=75&w=800&s=93c6f5d667340b5566fda94b83f51a88 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/CPAPfilm_Newsletter_2x3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=1200&s=721600b3c46239c98d8e5e4f6374fa04 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/CPAPfilm_Newsletter_2x3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1067&q=75&w=1600&s=44ccbae7606e2bd7594de98b9aea6a8f 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/with-every-breath">With Every Breath</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-patients-doctors-navigate-fallout-phillips-breathing-machine-recall"> How Patients and Doctors Are Navigating the Fallout of the Massive Recall of Philips Breathing Machines </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > ProPublica journalist and filmmaker Liz Moughon on making a documentary that captures the impossible choices facing sleep apnea patients who relied on the dangerous Philips DreamStation breathing machines. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/liz-moughon">Liz Moughon</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-01-22EST05:00">Jan. 22, 2024, 5 a.m. EST</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-recall-machines-chemicals-of-concern"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231226-botched-recall-intro-static.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.4968&fp-y=0.3839&h=267&q=75&w=400&s=4ca7dadd8476e06d6ed797794019dbea 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231226-botched-recall-intro-static.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.4968&fp-y=0.3839&h=533&q=75&w=800&s=c6d3bf11aa8898375a94cfaad8df4509 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231226-botched-recall-intro-static.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.4968&fp-y=0.3839&h=800&q=75&w=1200&s=3a048a0798ae42b24d42f5cc3fc12948 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231226-botched-recall-intro-static.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.4968&fp-y=0.3839&h=1067&q=75&w=1600&s=c41d54267db42f414737503c12f8c4ed 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/with-every-breath">With Every Breath</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-recall-machines-chemicals-of-concern"> Philips Recalled Breathing Machines in 2021. Chemicals of “Concern” Found in Replacement Machines Raised New Alarm. </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > Amid a massive recall in 2021, the medical device maker Philips raced to overcome troubling questions about its replacement machines as customers waited for help. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/debbie-cenziper">Debbie Cenziper</a>, ProPublica; <span class="name">Michael D. Sallah</span> and <span class="name">Evan Robinson-Johnson</span>, <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a>; and <span class="name">Margaret Fleming</span>, <a href="https://mil.medill.northwestern.edu/">Medill Investigative Lab</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2023-12-28EST05:30">Dec. 28, 2023, 5:30 a.m. EST</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/video/with-every-breath-the-human-toll-of-philips-massive-cpap-recall"> <img alt="" src="https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo400w/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg" width="400" height="225" srcset="https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo400w/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg 400w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo800w/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg 800w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo1200w/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg 1200w, https://assets-c3.propublica.org/images/video/_threeTwo1600w/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg 1600w " loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/with-every-breath">With Every Breath</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/video/with-every-breath-the-human-toll-of-philips-massive-cpap-recall"> “With Every Breath”: The Human Toll of Philips’ Massive CPAP Recall </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > This film offers an intimate glimpse into what happens when people learn that Philips Respironics’ CPAP machine may be causing harm. It humanizes a public health crisis that has affected millions, whose scope may not be known for years, if ever. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/liz-moughon">Liz Moughon</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2023-12-19EST16:46">Dec. 19, 2023, 4:46 p.m. EST</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-cpap-recall-documentary-video"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=267&q=75&w=400&s=15aacd15d7cefaa58af683e39bce47f9 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=533&q=75&w=800&s=91213194da35204777a8e07b5e496e97 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=1200&s=eabd74af6d266cb5f599e9bc5485dc3a 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231218-LizMoughon-RoyalPhilips-Thumbnail-no-text.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1067&q=75&w=1600&s=0a1e769b3b13826a98a589c7ed2f691f 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/with-every-breath">With Every Breath</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-cpap-recall-documentary-video"> “With Every Breath” Captures the Human Toll of Philips’ Failure to Disclose Dangerous Defects of Its CPAP Devices </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > A new short documentary from ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette follows patients and a doctor navigating the fallout of the massive recall of Philips breathing machines. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/liz-moughon">Liz Moughon</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2023-12-19EST05:30">Dec. 19, 2023, 5:30 a.m. EST</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-fda-failed-to-protect-millions-of-people-tainted-breathing-machines"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_911_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=267&q=75&w=400&s=a3e6ef909f70cecae583a87d4e4b6e42 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_911_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=533&q=75&w=800&s=4685b3ed53f92c52c2c4a855d06b8069 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_911_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=75&w=1200&s=8ccb0b1f61d3d47c79b09e9ba49456d9 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20231126_IeyoubFamily_911_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1067&q=75&w=1600&s=e5961bf0443c7b900ce5f71990c885bb 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/with-every-breath">With Every Breath</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-fda-failed-to-protect-millions-of-people-tainted-breathing-machines"> Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them. </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > The FDA’s complaint-tracking system for medical devices allowed Philips to obscure when it knew about dangerous CPAPs. New reporting shows the regulatory lapses extend to many devices and companies. </p> <p class="story-card__byline"> <span class="story-card__byline-author"> by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/debbie-cenziper">Debbie Cenziper</a>, ProPublica, and <span class="name">Michael D. Sallah</span> and <span class="name">Michael Korsh</span>, <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a>, </span> <span class="story-card__byline-dateline"> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2023-12-07EST05:30">Dec. 7, 2023, 5:30 a.m. EST</time> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="story-card story-card--standard"> <div class="lead-art"> <a class="aspect-3-2" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nine-stories-of-people-impacted-by-philips-breathing-machine-recall"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%273%27%20height%3D%272%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/royal-philips-faces-opener-fallback.png?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=267&q=80&w=400&s=fbb49c5c64f775fe36532d6dda6bbef4 400w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/royal-philips-faces-opener-fallback.png?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=533&q=80&w=800&s=4985e266b1d18db17dea629a364df2c7 800w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/royal-philips-faces-opener-fallback.png?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=80&w=1200&s=7ffc9e1ff3de7e465a304cec7e20103f 1200w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/royal-philips-faces-opener-fallback.png?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1067&q=80&w=1600&s=ee67c361f50735e7170e1998c7f70619 1600w" width="400" height="267" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="story-card__description"> <a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/with-every-breath">With Every Breath</a> <h3 class="story-card__hed" > <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nine-stories-of-people-impacted-by-philips-breathing-machine-recall"> People Who Used Recalled Philips Breathing Machines Face Painful Choices </a> </h3> <p class="story-card__dek" > The devices at their bedsides were lifelines, until they learned the foam inside could break down and make them sick. 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