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examiners

We're collecting death records from county coroners and medical examiners around the country to analyze the impact of coronavirus.

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curfew

looking at curfew violations from May 30, 2020 to date in cities around America https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/6/14/21286741/chicago-city-curfew-african-american-arrest-aclu

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Communications between CDC and private institutions of health about COVID-19

The goal of this project is to create transparency around the relationships between the CDC (and its children agencies/ institutes/ departments) and private institutions of health (e.g. hospital systems, insurance companies, health advocacy groups) with regards to COVID-19 policies, treatments, etc.

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State Rep. John Voss, R-Cape Girardeau, speaks to a group of constituents

Lawmakers consider bill to raise training standards for Missouri coroners

A case in Cape Girardeau County, where the coroner is charged with stealing from the dead and lying on death certificates, is spurring action to strengthen qualifications for public officials who handle deaths.

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Old Historic buildings in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Two years after admitting he ‘doesn’t do COVID deaths,’ Missouri coroner charged with lying on death certificates

Republican Wavis Jordan, the coroner of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, admitted in 2021 to not investigating deaths himself and requiring families to provide proof of a positive COVID-19 test before including it on a death certificate.

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Using data to track maternal mortality rates and "near misses"

Using data to track maternal mortality rates and “near misses”

Prompted by the release of data by MuckRock, reporters at The News & Observer set out to examine why more women in the U.S. and North Carolina are dying of pregnancy-related complications.

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