CDC reports drug overdose deaths decline 27% in 2024
With 87,000 drug overdose deaths reported from October 2023 to September 2024, this number is down from around 114,000 in the previous year.
A poisoned legacy: challenging the EPA’s reluctance to ban glyphosate amidst rising health concerns
Unveiling the controversy: a deep dive into the legal, scientific, and humanitarian debate over glyphosate's future
If factory farm conditions are unhealthy for animals, they’re bad for people too
Lack of governmental oversight of factory farms has created a public health crisis of antibiotic-resistance diseases in people.
Monsanto faces hundreds of new cancer lawsuits as debate over glyphosate rages on
The biotech giant refutes the classification and insists that glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer.
Federal court rules against FDA’s approval of genetically engineered salmon
"Today’s victory will stop FDA from green-lighting such dangerous technologies without fully considering their environmental risks.”
Food museums uncover the culture, science, and history behind the food at the end...
Institutions like New York City’s Museum of Food and Drink are making food literacy fun.
New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses
While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
Over 84 million people forcibly displaced by climate emergency, insecurity, and violence
“The international community must redouble its efforts to make peace, and at the same time must ensure resources are available to displaced communities and their hosts.”
Food companies intentionally make their products addictive, and it’s making us sick
Foods with unnaturally high levels of sugar and salt keep Americans snacking their way to obesity.
Medicare for All could have prevented more than 338,000 US Covid deaths: Study
"Healthcare reform is long overdue in the U.S.," said the lead author of a new study. "Americans are needlessly losing lives and money."