Amazon reveals nearly 20,000 employees have contracted the coronavirus
Meanwhile, the company's profits have soared as demand for online shopping increased during the pandemic.
Sanders-led panel exposes Big Pharma for ‘ripping off’ Americans with publicly funded meds
"It is unacceptable that half of new prescription drugs invented with the help of NIH scientists now cost more than $111,000," said the HELP Committee chair, urging action by the Biden administration to cut prices.
Meta platforms under fire for blocking abortion pill providers’ posts
Meta’s content moderation policies spark new concerns amidst Trump’s anti-abortion agenda.
FDA’s blood ban reversal for gay men, explained
The FDA’s latest move represents a seismic shift for gay and bisexual men as well as for the critically low U.S. blood supply.
Physicians slam industry push to ‘fix’—not end—Medicare privatization scheme
"The industry thinks they can save it with minor tweaks and cosmetic fixes. But we won't back down until Direct Contracting is shut down, for good," one doctor said of the Trump-era program.
New Zealand Parliament votes to decriminalize abortion care
“From now abortions will be rightly treated as a health issue. The previous law required a woman seeking an abortion to go through many hoops.”
The FDA let substandard factories ship these medications to the US
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013.
Why COVID-19 will strain the safety net for homeless vets to the breaking point
As the coronavirus spreads across America, the poor bear the brunt of a pandemic that’s exposed the deep class lines in U.S. society.
Doctors Without Borders: U.S. Should force Pfizer to share covid vaccine technology with Africa
“I think really what should be prioritized is getting vaccinations to low- and middle-income countries and sharing the vaccine technologies.”
Inequality is literally killing us
Again and again, studies show that the richer wealthy Americans become, the shorter the rest of us live.