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Christopher Rowland @PostRowland
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May 30
Patients lose “spectacular” amounts of weight on Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 medicine. But doctors say with greater potency comes greater risk. wapo.st/4dSAfwq
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May 24
As co-founder and CEO of telehealth company Hims & Hers, Andrew Dudum has helped lead the tech industry’s encroachment on traditional medicine, using social media to sell popular prescription drugs over the internet. wapo.st/4wLZZ6v

Hims & Hers CEO is plotting new ways to upend traditional health care

Hims & Hers built massive weight-loss markets using telehealth. Peptides, if authorized by the FDA, stand to become a major part of the company’s shift to wellness and longevity.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin
Apr 9
A CDC report found that the most recent covid vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half. The CDC's acting director has delayed publication of the findings, scoops @bylenasun washingtonpost.com/health/20…

CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits

The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin
19 Nov 2025
1/ Everyone should read this revelatory story, the first in a @washingtonpost series on why more and more pedestrians in the U.S. are being killed on our roads - and which one are most dangerous. By @iduncan @eh_mah_nwel and @DylanMoriarty washingtonpost.com/business/…

The deadliest roads in America

The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.

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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin
19 Nov 2025
2/ A team of talented folks across the newsroom brought this to life, including @PostRowland @MeghanHoyer @Timmeko @tylerremmel Monique Woo, Dominique Hildebrand, @bettychavarriaa KC Schaper, Jeff Cavallin, @FOIANate @JordanMelendrez and @nataliathinks It's a true public service.
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A stellar lift here from our transpo and data teams ... We explain in this most detailed, national analysis why so many pedestrians are getting killed by cars in the United States @iduncan @eh_mah_nwel The deadliest roads in America wapo.st/4polhCJ

The deadliest roads in America

The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.

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Marty Baron@PostBaron
25 Oct 2024
On political endorsement wapo.st/3YmeD3T This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.

Opinion | On political endorsement

A note from the publisher:

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Nancy Cook@nancook
1 Jul 2024
Congrats to @PostRowland on his return to editing! He's been my shadow editor at home for many years now, so I can say, with confidence, that he'll make your stories much stronger, he'll help you craft pithy ledes and he'll always have your back: washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/0…

Chris Rowland takes on new role as editor of transportation, energy and health care team

We’re delighted to announce that Chris Rowland, one of the most accomplished reporters on the Business Desk, is stepping into a new role as editor of our transportation, energy and health care team.

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some personal career news .... Chris Rowland takes on new role as editor of transportation, energy and health care team wapo.st/3L76OsF

Chris Rowland takes on new role as editor of transportation, energy and health care team

We’re delighted to announce that Chris Rowland, one of the most accomplished reporters on the Business Desk, is stepping into a new role as editor of our transportation, energy and health care team.

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Senior-care referral site ‘A Place for Mom’ stays mum on neglect wapo.st/4bCKGBE Our latest look at the business of #memory #assistedliving #alzheimers #longtermcare

Senior-care referral site ‘A Place for Mom’ stays mum on neglect

In some states, more than a third of facilities recommended by the popular website have been cited for substandard care, The Washington Post found.

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Julie Z. Weil@juliezweil
1 Apr 2024
The country's largest chain of senior homes has an algorithm for how many staff each home can hire, even when workers say they're dangerously understaffed. @dmac1 & @PostRowland's latest installment in our investigation of the assisted living industry: washingtonpost.com/business/…

Assisted living managers say an algorithm prevented hiring enough staff

The nation’s largest assisted-living chain uses a staffing algorithm; some managers say they quit or were fired after they complained it left facilities dangerously short-handed.

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Doug MacMillan@dmac1
1 Apr 2024
Brookdale, the nation's leading operator of assisted living homes, uses an algorithm to set staffing levels at facilities. Managers have warned the system leaves senior homes dangerously short-staffed. Latest in our Memory Inc series: wapo.st/3voaVMU w/ @PostRowland

Assisted living managers say an algorithm prevented hiring enough staff

The nation’s largest assisted-living chain uses a staffing algorithm; some managers say they quit or were fired after they complained it left facilities dangerously short-handed.

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Algorithms are guiding senior home staffing. Managers say care is suffering. wapo.st/3voaVMU our latest #assistedliving story, with @dmac1

Assisted living managers say an algorithm prevented hiring enough staff

The nation’s largest assisted-living chain uses a staffing algorithm; some managers say they quit or were fired after they complained it left facilities dangerously short-handed.

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Nancy Cook@nancook
14 Mar 2024
Congrats to @PostRowland and this talented team --
Washington Post Communications
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14 Mar 2024
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (@SABEW) awarded @washingtonpost's Memory, Inc. with a Best in Business Award in the Health/Science category👏 Read the investigation here: washingtonpost.com/business/… washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/0…
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Thursday’s hearing came less than a week after the latest fatality reported to The Post. Senators challenge assisted living industry over wandering deaths, poor care wapo.st/47PySJO

Senators challenge assisted living industry over wandering deaths, poor care

Senators say they are disturbed by walkway deaths and understaffing at costly assisted-living facilities, a pattern revealed by a recent Post investigation.

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Impact: @SenBobCasey calls Post findings "horrific" & "violation of trust" - Senate to examine walkaway deaths in assisted-living facilities wapo.st/3ShmYnA

Senate to examine walkaway deaths in assisted-living facilities

The Senate Special Committee on Aging is demanding answers from the industry after The Washington Post detailed nearly 100 preventable walkaway deaths across the country.

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Impact of our December stories on dangerously poor dementia care: Senate to examine walkaway deaths in assisted living facilities wapo.st/3ShmYnA

Senate to examine walkaway deaths in assisted-living facilities

The Senate Special Committee on Aging is demanding answers from the industry after The Washington Post detailed nearly 100 preventable walkaway deaths across the country.

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A vital @washingtonpost editorial on dangerous neglect in assisted living, based on our findings about deadly walkaway deaths in assisted living. The dementia crisis is here. Better training can’t wait. wapo.st/3NA11NS

Opinion | The dementia crisis is here. Better training can’t wait.

As more and more elderly Americans with dementia reside in assisted-living homes, states need to make sure they receive high-quality care.

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One day, he was safe in a nursing home. The next, he was homeless. #longtermcare #evictions #nursinghomes #comics wapo.st/3Nx3Nne

One day, he was safe in a nursing home. The next, he was homeless.

His story shows how a few bad life turns can send Americans — even vulnerable elderly people with dementia — into the streets.

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Doug MacMillan@dmac1
17 Dec 2023
After seeing video of a 97 yo woman freezing to death while banging on the locked doors of her upscale assisted living home, I needed to understand why no one came to help. What @PostRowland and I found is troubling: A $34B industry rampant with neglect wapo.st/3RpQTbC

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