Sick
Sick is an investigative podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy. Sick's first season explores the complications of fertility medicine, one Indiana doctor’s abuse of power and the generations of lives he affected. Season 2, we turn our attention to prisons— places that have to keep people healthy, but are built to punish them. New episodes start Oct. 26.
Episodes
What happens when a doctor betrays a patient’s trust?
Sick is an investigative podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy. Award-winning journalists Jake Harper and Lauren Bavis dig deep to share shocking personal stories of medical injustices, and hold accountable the people and institutions meant to care for us.
Sick's first season explores the complications of fertility medicine, one In...
The first season of Sick starts with the story of a mother and son, a generation apart, who both struggled with infertility. And they learn a terrible secret about an Indianapolis doctor who abused his position of power.
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Jacoba Ballard knew she was donor conceived, so she wanted to see if she had any half siblings. She found more than she expected – would anyone believe her?
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What kind of doctor uses his own sperm to impregnate his patients?
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Donald Cline still doesn’t come clean at a face-to-face meeting with the siblings, which leads to more questions. Did he ever use any sperm donors in the ‘70s and ‘80s?
We tracked down some people who were there.
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Donald Cline explains himself.
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Heather Woock navigates modern fertility treatment. Could what Cline did happen today?
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Cline’s deception goes deeper than replacing anonymous donor sperm. But bringing him to justice isn’t easy.
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For the families connected to Donald Cline, this is a story with no end in sight.
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In 1972, Cline impregnated a patient with his own sperm, maybe for the first time. The Farber twins are the oldest known Cline siblings. When one of them needed a fertility doctor, she went to the best.
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Jake and Lauren go to an unexpected place that's meant to keep people healthy. Season 2 launches October 26.
The second season of Sick is an investigation into health care in prisons. We start with the story of 19-year-old Princola Shields. What went wrong with her care at the Indiana Women’s Prison? Pretty much everything.
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If you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. Contact the National Suicide Preve...
Princola Shields’ family and the women inside the Indiana Women’s Prison knew something went horribly wrong. But getting justice isn't easy.
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If you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. Contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255 or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
This week, we explore the system’s effort to keep people inside from killing themselves: suicide watch.
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If you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. Contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255 or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
Correctional officers are supposed to keep people in prison safe. But they can be the worst thing that happens to women inside.
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Indiana made the drastic decision to privatize health care in its prisons. It was supposed to improve care, but more than 20 years later, it’s unclear if it worked.
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