2.3 million Americans exposed to high levels of strontium in drinking water
High strontium in drinking water is linked to rickets in children, an extremely rare skeletal condition causing soft, sometimes deformed, bones.
Curbing the Soda Industry’s Influence, One County at a Time
Colorado's Boulder County Board of Health will not take donations of any kind from the beverage industry.
New report details fracking’s ‘widespread and severe harm’ to health and climate
"From a public health perspective and a climate perspective, stopping fracking is imperative."
Lancet report: 40% of US COVID deaths were preventable. The country needs universal healthcare...
One of the report’s recommendations is reforming the system to a single-payer model like Medicare for All, which President Joe Biden has so far rejected in favor of bolstering the Affordable Care Act.
How repealing the ACA will hurt rural communities
The GOP health care bill would drastically reduce rural Americans’ insurance coverage and significantly threaten the ability of many rural hospitals and clinics to stay open.
Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL permit is “momentous occasion,” but we must remain vigilant
Tara Houska, an indigenous lawyer, praises the decision by the Army Corps to deny the DAPL permit, but cautions the water protectors and their supporters to remain vigilant.
Oregon just decriminalized all drugs – here’s why voters passed this groundbreaking reform
These policies show that problem drug use is a public health challenge to be managed, not a war that can be won.
America’s two pandemics
On an increasingly sickly planet, our future, in other words, remains up for grabs.
‘We are way, way behind’: US lags on coronavirus testing & medical experts warn...
We spend the hour looking at how the Trump administration has failed to account for what may be thousands of infections because of ongoing problems with access to testing, and how other countries have responded.
Missouri’s last abortion clinic faces imminent closure. Meet one of the OB-GYNs fighting back
“This is harassment and attempted intimidation of doctors at the highest levels of government.”