Fact-checking the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Iowa
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren split sharply at the seventh Democratic presidential primary debate in Des Moines over a CNN story
Shefali Luthra
Shefali Luthra, a Kaiser Health News correspondent, covers consumer issues in health care. Her work has appeared in news outlets such as The Washington Post, CNN Health and NPR.org. Previously, she was KHN’s Peggy Girshman Web Reporting Fellow. She also interned at The Texas Tribune, covering the rollout of the 2010 health law, women’s health issues and state politics. She graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
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‘On very shaky ground.’
Context really matters
Surgeon general’s marijuana warning omits crucial context
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As part of the president’s outline of key health policy concerns, his wide-ranging speech touched on a variety of hot-button issues.
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Curing cancer: easy politics, difficult science
As the 2020 campaign season kicks off, both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden say they’ll cure cancer. If only it were that simple.
Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2020 campaign kick-off in Florida
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