PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ exposure linked to increased risk of ovarian and other cancers
“These chemicals can increase the risk of various different health outcomes and they can alter your biological pathways… That is important to know so that we can better prevent exposures and mitigate risks.”
Pharma CEOs grilled by Sanders: A standoff on drug pricing
"In a fiery Senate showdown, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges Big Pharma on exorbitant U.S. drug prices, revealing the stark divide between profit margins and patient access to essential medications."
Meatless Companies Band Together to Counter the Big Food Lobby
The Plant Based Foods Association is the first trade group to represent the growing sector.
Of course, Medicare For All would increase federal spending…
But it would lower the total cost of health care.
Why mental health education should be mandatory
Emily Weinberg was 15 when she was hospitalized for depression and anxiety and 16 when she founded Sophrosyne Mental Health—a resource for...
Coalition calls for bold pricing reforms to save $450 billion on drug costs
"Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and then reinvesting those savings back into the program to expand services further strengthens our path towards universal coverage for all."
About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the climate and consumers’ wallets
And when food goes bad, the land, labor, water, chemicals and energy that went into producing, processing, transporting, storing and preparing it are wasted too.
How Does Fracking Affects Humans? Cases in Pennsylvania Proceed
Not only is water being potentially contaminated by fracking in Pennsylvania but oil companies are aggressively seizing land for a fracking pipeline that might not even be built.
Standing Rock and the return of the nonviolent campaign
There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.
Want to fix America’s health care? First, focus on food
To cut down on disease, we should make it a top nonpartisan priority to end our nation’s nutrition crisis.