Health

In severity of health damage, media staying power, and political indefensibility, the Flint, MI lead poisoning looms as a national turning point. What disgrace better spotlights Republican government poisoning one hundred thousand of its own people -- failed austerity at its worst? Rarely does stupid and wasteful, if not immoral, merge so dramatically.

It still isn’t straightforward as to what the Republicans can actually do to Obamacare without some support from the Democrats.

Unveiling the entwined destiny of our food systems and climate crisis

While Harris acknowledged her long-standing support for legalization, critics have pointed out that her stance has evolved over the years.

Republicans own the government, and so, they own Obamacare. That’s what Obama intended and that’s why Obamacare will never be truly repealed.

Sanders appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 yesterday to talk about healthcare and responded to Trump’s recent statement.

Sam Clovis likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.

Term low birth weight, defined in the study as a weight less than 5 pounds 8 ounces, can have lifelong implications for health, with increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and hypertension in later life.

It’s clear that the American system of making health insurance a privilege only for those who work—or for those poor and old enough to qualify for Medicaid and Medicare—has made the U.S. especially vulnerable to Covid-19.

“Taxpayers provided funding for the development of this drug. Now Gilead is price-gouging off it during a pandemic. Beyond disgusting,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.