Friday, April 26, 2024

What is it like to live without running water? Detroit families know

A recent study predicts that in the next five years, more than one-third of Americans will not be able to afford their water.

Shell, Dow hid cancer-causing chemical in pesticides, contaminating drinking water for millions

“Shell and Dow put greed for profits ahead of the health of the people who bought and used their products.”

Major breakthrough on Capitol Hill: Government may make drugs cheaper

Democrats are embracing a way in which the market can be used to better people’s health and reduce inequality.

Louisiana offers clear example why states should expand Medicaid – not reduce it

Legislators in Washington and in state capitols would be wise to see these results as a bellwether for the nation.

Koch caucus continues its assault on healthcare

Three interconnected stories – of the Koch brothers, the Freedom Caucus, and the Affordable Care Act – paint the larger picture of money’s corrupting role in American politics.

Popular farm pesticide found in drinking water

Though the study was exclusive to Iowa, it could have far-reaching effects on the entire U.S.

2017 world health day

Not only individuals need to be cured for their invisible ills, but also society itself is in need of urgent renewal.

It’s official: KFC goes drug-free to fight superbug crisis

The transition to responsible antibiotics use in the chicken industry has happened in the span of just four years, proving that where there is a will, there is a way.

Why did Trumpcare fail?

Trump could probably sell BS to a feedlot – but this bill was even worse.

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.