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Elizabeth Chuck @echuckles

Reporter at @NBCNews Digital. 2022 National Fellow at @USCAnnenberg @ReportingHealth. RTs are not endorsements. Have a tip? Email me: elizabeth.chuck@nbcuni.com

Joined December 2006
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A doctor removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen. The surgery traumatized hospital workers, with some saying they had worried something would go wrong. This wasn’t his first major mistake. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flo…

A trail of errors, then a deadly operation: How a surgeon removed a patient’s liver by mistake

Before Thomas Shaknovsky took out a man’s liver instead of his spleen, he was accused of other serious mistakes. Hospital workers said they wouldn’t let him operate on their families.

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FIRST ON NBC: Body camera footage obtained by NBC News shows Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky getting arrested while working as a Lyft driver. The Florida surgeon was accused of killing a patient by removing his liver rather than his spleen. w/ @echuckles nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flo…

Fla. surgeon accused of removing wrong organ was driving a Lyft when arrested, video shows

Footage obtained by NBC News shows law enforcement descending on Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky’s car with their guns drawn and terrified passengers in the back seat.

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After a string of denials for rare disease treatment candidates, the FDA last week greenlit a drug for Hunter syndrome, a progressive illness affecting about 500 Americans. nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…

This rare disease destroys a child's ability to walk and speak. Could a new drug help?

After a string of denials for rare disease treatment candidates, the FDA last week greenlit a drug for Hunter syndrome, a progressive illness affecting about 500 Americans.

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Great - though tragic - reporting on one of the latest victims of the Black maternal mortality crisis by my former @NBCNews colleagues @BraceyHarris & @echuckles nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mid…

'Her worst fear has come to pass': Midwife who advocated for Black women dies after giving birth

Janell Green Smith, 31, was determined to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care. Her family hopes her legacy will prompt change.

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🧵 1/ In 2019, the Assemblies of God considered a resolution to make it a punishable offense if any minister or affiliated church failed to adopt policies to prevent child sex abuse. Here's a video of a church leader making an impassioned case for the policy:
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Stalked in a nursery. Groped during Bible study. Molested in a church van. @Mike_Hixenbaugh @echuckles found a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ass…

How Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators as they abused children

NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.

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We spoke to dozens of survivors, read thousands of pages of court and police records, identified 200 alleged abusers across decades. Our reporting reveals a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence, & cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ass…

How Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators as they abused children

NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.

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Jeffrey Collins@JSCollinsAP
29 Jul 2025
Their son had the best Fourth of July ever swimming on Lake Murray in South Carolina. Two weeks later, he was dead for a brain-eating amoeba. His parents told me their story today. apnews.com/article/brain-eat…

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a brain-eating amoeba that was living in the warm water.

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Pilar Melendez@pbmelendez
24 Jul 2025
A renowned hospital's expansion in Florida leaves patients paying unexpected bills Amazing read by @echuckles nbcnews.com/health/health-ca… via @nbcnews

After Cleveland Clinic expanded to Florida, patients say surprise fees followed

Hospitals can charge patients hundreds of dollars in facility fees — even for routine outpatient appointments. Some residents of Florida’s Treasure Coast have had enough.

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29 Jan 2025
What California families saved before wildfires destroyed their homes: Heirlooms, stuffed animals and more An incredibly moving story by two of the very best: Daniel Arkin and @echuckles . Heart wrenching photos by Stella Kalinina. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cal…

What California families saved before fires destroyed their homes: Heirlooms, stuffed animals and...

From practical items like clothing to sentimental keepsakes like journals, these are the belongings residents grabbed in the few minutes they had to flee.

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Saba Hamedy@saba_h
29 Jan 2025
Moving read from Daniel Arkin and @echuckles : What California families saved before wildfires destroyed their homes: Heirlooms, stuffed animals and more nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cal…

What California families saved before fires destroyed their homes: Heirlooms, stuffed animals and...

From practical items like clothing to sentimental keepsakes like journals, these are the belongings residents grabbed in the few minutes they had to flee.

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EXCLUSIVE: Panera settles with first plaintiff in Charged Lemonade wrongful death suits, days before jury selection was supposed to begin nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pan…

Panera settles with first plaintiff in Charged Lemonade wrongful death suits

The development happened days before a trial was scheduled to begin in the death of a 21-year-old Ivy League student who drank the highly caffeinated beverage.

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One SNAP participant told me that after her benefits were stolen, she felt “sheer panic — just shock and feeling kind of violated.” But she was grateful to get reimbursed. Others may not unless Congress takes action. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sna…

Most SNAP ‘skimming’ victims will no longer get stolen benefits back if Congress doesn’t act

Electronic theft of the funds that low-income families use to buy groceries has proliferated, and most states don’t reinstate stolen benefits when federal dollars aren’t available.

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Thinking of Christine and so many others today. 💔 search.app/1tDZf4HJJXYQTz4V8

Christine Lee Hanson, youngest 9/11 victim, remembered as a ‘really special little girl’

The 2-year-old was on United Airlines Flight 175 with her parents, flying to California for a Disneyland vacation.

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"Sadly, this is another horrific example of how the residential treatment facility model – and the system as a whole – is failing children and in desperate need of reform," Sen. @RonWyden said in a statement after @tylerkingkade and I published this story: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uta…

Former students report injuries and isolation at Utah facility for troubled teens

Alumni and advocates are pushing for more oversight of Elevations Residential Treatment Center, part of the same company as a wilderness camp where a boy died.

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So appreciative to the many people who spoke to us for this story.
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NEW @NBCNews: At a facility meant to help troubled teens, former students say they suffered head injuries from restraints; self-harm was rampant; and punishments included restricting them from speaking to anyone for days at a time nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uta… w/ @echuckles
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"Today is a joyous day for the safe return of our colleague Evan Gershkovich. We are so grateful for all the voices that were raised when his was silent. My greatest thanks, though, must go to Evan himself." wsj.com/world/emma-tucker-le… via @WSJ

A Letter From The Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief

Today is a joyous day for Evan’s family, friends and colleagues, who have worried about him and supported him these past 16 months

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Tom Winter
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14 Jul 2024
URGENT: Federal investigators have tentatively identified the man who shot at former president Donald Trump today in Pennsylvania and he is a male, approximately 20, and from Pennsylvania, according to five senior U.S. law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. W/ @jonathan4ny & @KellyO
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Suzy Khimm@SuzyKhimm
28 Jun 2024
Also read our accompanying story on how to store guns safely -- unloaded and locked up, with ammo separate. Both the gun industry and gun control advocates agree that these practices help protect kids & other at-risk groups. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sto…

How to store guns safely to prevent unintentional shootings

Experts warn gun owners against simply stashing their firearms in closets or drawers or under mattresses, since children are naturally inclined to explore.

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28 Jun 2024
NEW: On Valentine’s Day, 3-year-old Skye McBride picked up a loaded revolver left on a bed. She shot herself in the head by accident. She isn't the only one. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tod…

The smallest victims: Why does America keep allowing toddlers to shoot themselves?

Nearly every day, a child unintentionally fires a gun and injures or kills someone. It's one of the most preventable forms of gun violence — but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to solve.

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