Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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.

Trump administration bans CDC from using these words

A CDC analyst said he was unable to recall a previous time when words were banned from budget documents because they were considered controversial.

Short-term health plans: A junk solution to a real problem

While the cost of health care is one of the overwhelming problems in the American health care system, short-term health plans do nothing to alter the underlying causes.

Obamacare’s insurance safety net protects many of the millions losing their employer-provided health insurance—but...

Due to the loss of income, people in states that expanded Medicaid under care of the ACA could become eligible for Medicaid coverage.

It won’t be protests that bring on the next big wave of Covid infections

If the country doesn’t see a substantial increase in new Covid-19 cases after this week, it should prompt a rethinking of what epidemiologists believe about how the virus spreads.

US coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. Here’s what this...

Despite the inevitable challenges that come with tackling a pandemic in real time, the CDC remains the best-positioned agency – not just in the US but the entire world – to help us manage this crisis as safely as possible.

Could antibody generation change medicine?

The beginning of this decade has turned into one of the most challenging in recent memory, especially in the field of medicine.

This scientist created a rapid test just weeks into the pandemic. Here’s why you...

Irene Bosch developed a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 test in early 2020. But she was stymied by an FDA process experts say made no sense.

Sanders Celebrates as GMO Labeling Dark Act is Blocked in US Senate

"People have a right to know what they are eating…”

Congress: Flint Residents Can Wait for Clean Water

"The people of Flint deserved assistance more than a year ago, and they require assistance now, without further delay."