Stories by Alana Semuels

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Youth sports leagues don't care about CTE
And also a fake health insurance story
Oct 30 • 
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Baby boxes are suddenly everywhere
Is that a good thing?
Oct 8 • 
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September 2025

Milk, what is it good for?
Maybe nothing.
Sep 12 • 
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August 2025

We stopped caring about women at work
And now they're quitting
Aug 6 • 
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July 2025

Long-term care and insurance monopolies
All words that make people wake up and listen
Jul 28 • 
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Rural hospitals and dental care
More dispatches from the health care beat
Jul 3 • 
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April 2025

A bunch of health stories and a new beat
Autism, childbirth, and FDA layoffs
Apr 23 • 
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February 2025

Retirement is a distant dream and other February stories
What do aging workers, Paw Paw patrol, the CFPB and food additives have in common? Me!
Feb 25 • 
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January 2025

The problem with medical credit cards
And other stuff I've been doing
Jan 14 • 
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September 2024

Scams, pediatricians, and pharmacies, oh my
A smattering of recent stories
Sep 27, 2024 • 
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July 2024

A podcast and some consumer content
I'm on Planet Money! Go listen!
Jul 15, 2024 • 
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May 2024

Pervasive Coercion
The problem with birth control as a cure for poverty
May 14, 2024 • 
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