Cara Anthony

Correspondent @kffhealthnews. Bylines @SciFri, @TIME, @nytimes, @NPR & @wapo. @ONA Women’s Leadership Alum. @NABJ 🏆 x3 & National Murrow Award Winner.

[Cara Anthony @CaraRAnthony]

Hello New Followers: I’m Cara. I’m a Black mother who covers gun violence, racial trauma and health for @KHNews. I’m based in the Midwest. My latest story honors the groundskeepers of a cemetery where young #gunviolence victims are buried. Read it here: https://t.co/4JydNQn79E

[St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio]

Quette's son had become paralyzed when he was shot in 2023. Despite her efforts, she struggled to take care of him.

But she never imagined that a quick call for help would turn into a months-long hospital stay. From @KFFHealthNews: https://t.co/1zlDYLtdGJ

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

“You can't just discharge a 9-year-old into the street,” a Missouri Hospital Association vice president told lawmakers during a hearing on why some children stay hospitalized even after they’re cleared for discharge.

@CaraRAnthony reports ⤵️ https://t.co/NhM9W2BkwW

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Is taking a GLP-1 alone really enough to lose weight? Probably not. Here’s how to set yourself up for long-term success.

@CaraRAnthony, @flakebarmer, and @SinerSays report: https://t.co/B2uR6DNnom

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Dental insurance doesn't necessarily protect against large bills. About 1 in 4 adults with dental insurance report costs as a barrier to care.

@CaraRAnthony, @flakebarmer and Katherine Ruppelt share tips to keep dental bills as low as possible ⤵️
https://t.co/XguSuYsfCC

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Some public health workers resigned rather than go to Guantánamo and other ICE facilities, with one calling the mass detention of immigrants a “man-made humanitarian crisis.”

@amymaxmen investigates ⤵️
https://t.co/pctXj33Gbr

[HealthBegins @HealthBegins]

If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer https://t.co/zeWL3Y6S9O by @flakebarmer @CaraRAnthony @SinerSays via @kffhealthnews @WPLN

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Also this week, @jrovner interviews @CaraRAnthony, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature about an out-of-network eye surgery that left one kindergartner’s family with a big bill.

Read the story. ⤵️ https://t.co/9mLXdE0Iy6

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

KFF Health News' @CaraRAnthony joined #AppleNewsToday to discuss her recent story about a man who was pulled off an operating table moments before his organs were to be harvested for donation. https://t.co/N8woFF7Skm

[Aallyah Wright @aallyahpatrice]

Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, of Grenada, Mississippi, was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University on Sept. 15. Campus police reported no foul play, but his family is seeking answers and has hired legal counsel.

https://t.co/BlYcxpDe8j

[The Midwest Newsroom @NPRMidwestNews]

A Missouri surgical team was about to harvest this man's organs — until his doctor intervened | By @CaraRAnthony @KFFHealthNews https://t.co/xGZI8hZOL9

[KMOX St. Louis News @kmoxnews]

A Surgical Team Was About To Harvest This Man’s Organs — Until His Doctor Intervened.

@KFFHealthNews Midwest Correspondent @CaraRAnthony debriefs Total Information AM's @MLynchOnAir on this extraordinary story.

Listen/read here: https://t.co/skD87kLbHU

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

“Get him off the table,” a doctor ordered. His patient’s organs were about to be harvested for donation. @CaraRAnthony reports on what happened next.
https://t.co/QND77UyhqS

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

“Get him off the table,” a doctor ordered. His patient’s organs were about to be harvested for donation. @CaraRAnthony reports on what happened next. https://t.co/QND77UxJBk

[Cara Anthony @CaraRAnthony]

My latest for @KFFHealthNews proves that shoe-leather reporting is still important. As this story unfolded, I met with sources inside of their homes, we had one meeting at McDonald's & another in the back of a 🍕shop. This story took time. Check it out ⤵️
https://t.co/BLSprv2HnP

[Arielle Zionts @Ajzionts]

The man’s neurosurgeon said he wasn’t consulted before a surgical team+organ transplant org decided to take his patient off life support to donate his organs. He said his patient hadn’t even had an exam yet to determine if he was “brain dead.”

Amazing story by @CaraRAnthony

[Dr. Brian H. Williams @DrBrianWilliams]

He was on the OR table, prepped for organ harvesting, until a young neurosurgeon intervened: “Young Black men are disproportionately victims of gun trauma in the United States. His experience exemplifies the general neglect of Black men’s bodies.”—Dr. LJ Punch

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

NEW: A surgical team prepared to harvest this man’s organs. He was still alive. Now he’s telling his story to @CaraRAnthony. https://t.co/QND77UxJBk

[Cara Anthony @CaraRAnthony]

This kind of storytelling is the reason why I’m a journalist. ✍🏾 My latest for @KFFHealthNews and @CNN is an in-depth narrative about a Missouri man who almost had his organs harvested, even though he was still alive. 🩺 Read more about what happened here.
https://t.co/1IfNU2ooWc

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

A surgical team prepared to harvest this man’s organs. He was still alive. Now he’s telling his story.

@CaraRAnthony reports for KFF Health News + @CNN. ⤵️ https://t.co/YfZGZffyeH

[Kytja Weir @kytja]

A surgical team was about to harvest this man’s organs — until his doctor intervened | An amazing read by ⁦@CaraRAnthony⁩ https://t.co/Yr0nV9gpAp