Christina Jewett

health reporter for The New York Times

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Investigative reporter covering health and welfare for California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting; former reporter for the Sacramento Bee

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More than 12 million Americans take Singulair. For decades, doctors and regulators ignored alarming side effects like aggressive behavior and suicidal thoughts.

FDA downplayed serious possible side effects of popular asthma drug

More than 12 million Americans take Singulair. For decades, doctors and regulators ignored alarming side effects like aggressive behavior and suicidal thoughts.

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An investigation into a drug prescribed to girls who start puberty early found long term consequences.

Drug delaying puberty linked to bone problems in early adulthood

An investigation into a drug prescribed to girls who start puberty early found long term consequences.

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Southern California’s become the center of a drug-rehabilitation racket, that specializes in charging the state’s Drug Medi-Cal program for so-called “ghost clients,” including dead…

Rampant Fraud in Southern California Rehab Clinics

Southern California’s become the center of a drug-rehabilitation racket, that specializes in charging the state’s Drug Medi-Cal program for so-called “ghost clients,” including dead…

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