New documents show how drug companies targeted doctors to increase opioid prescriptions
A trove of recently released documents offers the public an unvarnished look inside those relationships from the perspective of drug companies themselves.
Private equity looted Connecticut hospitals, leaving patients and staff in crisis
A new Senate report reveals how private equity firms gutted community hospitals, endangered patients, and left taxpayers and workers to clean up the mess.
Utah measles outbreak exposes deep vaccine distrust as cases surpass 100
State officials warn the outbreak will continue to grow as low vaccination rates, mistrust of medical systems, and hidden cases fuel one of the largest measles surges in the country.
Global food waste higher than previously estimated, new study reveals
Global food waste is a much bigger problem than previously thought. A new study confirmed that people waste more than twice as...
Catastrophic antibiotic threat from food
As with improper and excessive pesticide use, the abuse of antibiotics is mainly of concern when it affects national reputations abroad and related export earnings.
Overhaul the USDA
For decades, the agriculture department has been indifferent to struggling rural communities. That has to change.
Single payer is on the national agenda – and it’s thanks to people’s movements
It’s up to grassroots movements to demand – and win – the health care system we need.
Legionnaire’s bacteria found in drinking water at nine reopened schools
Recently, nine schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania found the harmful bacteria in their water.
1,3-dichloropropene: The dangerous, sweet-smelling pesticide you’ve never heard of
Regulatory loopholes allow more than 30 million pounds of a cancer-causing pesticide to be sprayed on U.S. crops.
In a victory for reproductive rights, judge blocks Trump’s attempt to rollback birth control...
"Today is a good day. Because of this injunction, women in 13 states can still access birth control under the ACA."