Saturday, December 13, 2025

The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations

The agency would have emphasized the importance of vaccinating people against the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that has spread to 19 states, the records show.

In Flint water crisis, could involuntary manslaughter charges actually lead to prison time?

Prosecutors will try to prove five Michigan officials were responsible for a Legionnaires’ death because they knew about the problem, but failed to warn the public. Similar cases of environmental disasters have not resulted in convictions, but there are reasons Flint could break the mold.

‘If grandma is on the table, no one will blink at the price’: A...

“I’ve concluded that there are some drugs that simply do not belong in the hands of a for-profit company.”

Consumer Group USRTK Calls on Jon Entine to Reveal Funding, Ties to Industries He...

Jon Entine is attacking Columbia University's Journalism school for "smearing Exxon." Who is paying Entine and where do his loyalties lie?

Monsanto secretly funded glyphosate studies, watchdog finds

"Citizens, media and decision-makers should know who pays for studies on subjects of public interest."

The game-changing promise of an OTC birth control pill

The U.S. appears likely to legalize over-the-counter contraception—a critical step in increasing women’s bodily autonomy and economic independence.

Nearly one-third of US residents exposed to dangerous, unregulated contaminants in drinking water, analysis...

“Ultimately, we need to do a better job at protecting source waters and reducing discharges of pollutants into water bodies that feed into our drinking water supplies.”

Children more at risk of cancers with exposure to multiple pesticides, new study finds

The first-of-its-kind research studied the link between multiple widely used pesticides and common childhood cancers compared to previous research, which looked at exposure to one pesticide.

Majority of Americans favor federal action to relieve medical debt amid rising healthcare costs:...

New poll reveals strong support for medical debt relief across the U.S., highlighting a significant burden on millions of Americans and sparking renewed calls for legislative action.

3 Reasons Flint’s Water Is Poisoned

Is Flint simply the story of a callous, politically motivated and irresponsible group of state and federal officials looking the other way? Is this story a one-off?