Eli Cahan
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Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.”
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Thank you Dr. Alexandra Yonts (who was interviewed for this piece). The clinic at Children’s National in DC is beacon of hope with only a handful of US Pediatric Long Covid clinics still running.
@pidringer.bsky.social
#PedSky
#LongCovidKids
@pidringer.bsky.social
#PedSky
#LongCovidKids
“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.”
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thank you Dr. Alexandra Yonts (who was interviewed for this piece). The clinic at Children’s National in DC is beacon of hope with only a handful of US Pediatric Long Covid clinics still running.
@pidringer.bsky.social
#PedSky
#LongCovidKids
@pidringer.bsky.social
#PedSky
#LongCovidKids
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Took me awhile to read this excellent, deeply researched and reported piece. So grateful to @emcahan.bsky.social and @rollingstone.com giving Long Covid in kids the attention it deserves and for highlighting the difficulties of getting a diagnosis and support.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Took me awhile to read this excellent, deeply researched and reported piece. So grateful to @emcahan.bsky.social and @rollingstone.com giving Long Covid in kids the attention it deserves and for highlighting the difficulties of getting a diagnosis and support.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Thank you @emcahan.bsky.social for your incredible work on this piece and thank you @rollingstone.com for publishing it. So many families trusted you with their stories.
#LongCovidKids
#LongCovidKids
Once again Rolling Stone knocks it out of the park with Covid coverage.
Long Covid is real and it is a serious threat to our long term health.
It’s already surpassed asthma as the most common chronic illness in kids.
Yet tons of doctors and schools won’t even recognize it:
Long Covid is real and it is a serious threat to our long term health.
It’s already surpassed asthma as the most common chronic illness in kids.
Yet tons of doctors and schools won’t even recognize it:
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thank you @emcahan.bsky.social for your incredible work on this piece and thank you @rollingstone.com for publishing it. So many families trusted you with their stories.
#LongCovidKids
#LongCovidKids
“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.”
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.”
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
ICYMI: Some psychiatric hospitals across the country are illegally turning away patients, with few consequences. Most are owned by multi-billion dollar for-profit companies.
I spoke with @opb.org about our @propublica.org reporting
www.opb.org/article/2025...
I spoke with @opb.org about our @propublica.org reporting
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Some psychiatric hospitals, including in Oregon, are turning away patients and violating the law, new reporting finds
Cedar Hills Hospital in Portland violated federal law. But reporting from ProPublica found that many psychiatric hospitals that turn away or discharge patients too early face few consequences.
www.opb.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
ICYMI: Some psychiatric hospitals across the country are illegally turning away patients, with few consequences. Most are owned by multi-billion dollar for-profit companies.
I spoke with @opb.org about our @propublica.org reporting
www.opb.org/article/2025...
I spoke with @opb.org about our @propublica.org reporting
www.opb.org/article/2025...
“The executive branch is using the shutdown as cover for a...targeted dismantling of leadership across the agency," an official told @statnews.com
"It’s designed to sow chaos...and cripple the federal scientific infrastructure that protects Americans’ health."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
"It’s designed to sow chaos...and cripple the federal scientific infrastructure that protects Americans’ health."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
‘It’s a massacre’: CDC battered by government shutdown firings
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
www.statnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“The executive branch is using the shutdown as cover for a...targeted dismantling of leadership across the agency," an official told @statnews.com
"It’s designed to sow chaos...and cripple the federal scientific infrastructure that protects Americans’ health."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
"It’s designed to sow chaos...and cripple the federal scientific infrastructure that protects Americans’ health."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
Since 2010, >90 psych hospitals have failed to provide emergency care to ppl in mental health crises.
Most violations were by hospitals owned by billion dollar for profit companies.
It's all illegal. But they've faced few consequences.
We discussed on @npr.org:
one.npr.org?sharedMediaI...
Most violations were by hospitals owned by billion dollar for profit companies.
It's all illegal. But they've faced few consequences.
We discussed on @npr.org:
one.npr.org?sharedMediaI...
🔊 Listen Now: Some psychiatric hospitals turn away patients in crisis, violating federal law
on NPR One | 6:44
one.npr.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Since 2010, >90 psych hospitals have failed to provide emergency care to ppl in mental health crises.
Most violations were by hospitals owned by billion dollar for profit companies.
It's all illegal. But they've faced few consequences.
We discussed on @npr.org:
one.npr.org?sharedMediaI...
Most violations were by hospitals owned by billion dollar for profit companies.
It's all illegal. But they've faced few consequences.
We discussed on @npr.org:
one.npr.org?sharedMediaI...
Reposted by Eli Cahan
👀 On our radar: Few consequences for psychiatric hospitals that break the law
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
✍️ @emcahan.bsky.social @ProPublica.org
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
✍️ @emcahan.bsky.social @ProPublica.org
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
knowmag.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
👀 On our radar: Few consequences for psychiatric hospitals that break the law
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
✍️ @emcahan.bsky.social @ProPublica.org
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
✍️ @emcahan.bsky.social @ProPublica.org
Reposted by Eli Cahan
EMTALA requires universal care for “emergency medical conditions” regardless of a person’s insurance status.
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
EMTALA requires universal care for “emergency medical conditions” regardless of a person’s insurance status.
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
ICYMI: Psychiatric Hospitals Are Violating EMTALA by Turning Patients Away, by @emcahan.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
ICYMI: Psychiatric Hospitals Are Violating EMTALA by Turning Patients Away, by @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
For 15 years, over 90 psychiatric hospitals across the country have violated a law giving patients access to emergency care, with or without insurance.
Almost all the facilities faced the same lack of consequences, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Almost all the facilities faced the same lack of consequences, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For 15 years, over 90 psychiatric hospitals across the country have violated a law giving patients access to emergency care, with or without insurance.
Almost all the facilities faced the same lack of consequences, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Almost all the facilities faced the same lack of consequences, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Eli Cahan, #NIHCM Journalism Grantee, releases a second @propublica.org article on mental health facilities and consolidation. Read more: bit.ly/4nBnZo1 | @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Eli Cahan, #NIHCM Journalism Grantee, releases a second @propublica.org article on mental health facilities and consolidation. Read more: bit.ly/4nBnZo1 | @emcahan.bsky.social
Over 90 psych hospitals have violated EMTALA since 2010. The vast majority are for-profit
Yet only a handful have faced sanctions. When they have, the penalties are trivial vs $$ billions these companies, like UHS & Acadia, raked in last yr
Part 2 @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
Yet only a handful have faced sanctions. When they have, the penalties are trivial vs $$ billions these companies, like UHS & Acadia, raked in last yr
Part 2 @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Over 90 psych hospitals have violated EMTALA since 2010. The vast majority are for-profit
Yet only a handful have faced sanctions. When they have, the penalties are trivial vs $$ billions these companies, like UHS & Acadia, raked in last yr
Part 2 @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
Yet only a handful have faced sanctions. When they have, the penalties are trivial vs $$ billions these companies, like UHS & Acadia, raked in last yr
Part 2 @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
Reposted by Eli Cahan
NEW: For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. by @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
NEW: For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. by @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
NEW: Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises.
Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises.
Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
by @emcahan.bsky.social
by @emcahan.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
by @emcahan.bsky.social
by @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
NEW: Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences. by @emcahan.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NEW: Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences. by @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Eli Cahan, #NIHCM Journalism Grantee, explores critical issues in mental health care in @propublica.org. Read the article to learn more: bit.ly/4nBKrg6 | @emcahan.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Eli Cahan, #NIHCM Journalism Grantee, explores critical issues in mental health care in @propublica.org. Read the article to learn more: bit.ly/4nBKrg6 | @emcahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Eli Cahan
The widespread violations of EMTALA by psychiatric hospitals — and the lack of enforcement — come even as America’s mental health crisis is reaching a fever pitch, with suicide rates near record highs.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The widespread violations of EMTALA by psychiatric hospitals — and the lack of enforcement — come even as America’s mental health crisis is reaching a fever pitch, with suicide rates near record highs.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
By @emcahan.bsky.social
102 min after Melissa brought her son--amid a psychiatric crisis--to West Springs, a nurse sent him home.
Days later, CMS said that broke the law.
But the facility never faced any consequences. Dozens like it have also gone unpunished.
My latest @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
Days later, CMS said that broke the law.
But the facility never faced any consequences. Dozens like it have also gone unpunished.
My latest @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
102 min after Melissa brought her son--amid a psychiatric crisis--to West Springs, a nurse sent him home.
Days later, CMS said that broke the law.
But the facility never faced any consequences. Dozens like it have also gone unpunished.
My latest @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
Days later, CMS said that broke the law.
But the facility never faced any consequences. Dozens like it have also gone unpunished.
My latest @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/psyc...
"Looking at all the [federal] cuts, Erbelding is concerned.
'I worry about the possibility of a lot of different viruses changing over time & spilling over from animals...& causing another pandemic,' she says."
My latest for @scifri.bksy.social on preparedness, thru the lens of one virus--EVD-68
'I worry about the possibility of a lot of different viruses changing over time & spilling over from animals...& causing another pandemic,' she says."
My latest for @scifri.bksy.social on preparedness, thru the lens of one virus--EVD-68
One morning in 2014, 4-year-old Luca’s neck went limp like spaghetti. Soon, he was fully paralyzed with symptoms resembling polio. What’s the new disease that afflicted him, and what can we do about it as health agencies are defunded?
Fighting ‘The New Polio’ In An Era Of Defunded Science
Since 2014, a virus related to polio has paralyzed hundreds of children. Amid government cuts, what happens if the outbreaks worsen?
www.sciencefriday.com
June 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Looking at all the [federal] cuts, Erbelding is concerned.
'I worry about the possibility of a lot of different viruses changing over time & spilling over from animals...& causing another pandemic,' she says."
My latest for @scifri.bksy.social on preparedness, thru the lens of one virus--EVD-68
'I worry about the possibility of a lot of different viruses changing over time & spilling over from animals...& causing another pandemic,' she says."
My latest for @scifri.bksy.social on preparedness, thru the lens of one virus--EVD-68
Reposted by Eli Cahan
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Kevin Messacar weighs in on fighting "the new polio" in an era of defunded science. Read the full article here: buff.ly/jCUP2yq
June 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Kevin Messacar weighs in on fighting "the new polio" in an era of defunded science. Read the full article here: buff.ly/jCUP2yq