Trump decides against reopening Affordable Care Act enrollment amid coronavirus pandemic
Progressive lawmakers criticize the Trump administration's decision calling it a deliberate blocking of vulnerable Americans, which with have "negative consequences."
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to undermine science – and how to stop it
A bill that is gaining bipartisan momentum in the House would protect the science that protects the public.
Weight loss drugs go hand-in-hand with junk food industry
Capitalism has built systems of inequality in food, health, and wealth and convinced us that the cause is individual failure, not systemic predication.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 28
Student loan watchdog quits, progressives launch campaign against Kavanaugh, air pollution harms cognitive performance, and more.
Women’s health is on the chopping block, again
Defunding Planned Parenthood could cause a national health crisis for low-income women – and men, too.
A simple, low-cost way to reduce spread of coronavirus
Research shows face masks are highly effective—but there aren't enough even for health care workers.
New proposal designed to confuse public and prevent Medicare for All
Our tasks at this moment are to understand what the power holders are offering, recognize why it is a false solution and reject it.
The big fix: Will the GOP turn to Dems to fix Obamacare?
Democrats must demand clear, popular amendments that demonstrate they are committed to extend the right to affordable health care.
State policies may send people with disabilities to the back of the line for...
Policies in 25 states would ration care in ways disability advocates have denounced, a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows.
Toxic metals contaminate all baby foods tested: New government report
"The FDA must set standards and regulate this industry much more closely, starting now.”