The unsung Caribbean roots of the vegan food movement
Last year, 9.7 million Americans were reported to follow a plant-based diet.
Rising temperatures linked to kidney disease
While global warming impacts our world and our lives in many obvious ways, a new study links rising temperatures with renal diseases,...
60 years after LBJ signed Medicaid & Medicare, GOP cuts threaten lifeline for millions
Ai-jen Poo highlights the role of immigrants, who make up a third of the caregiving sector, and says Trump’s crackdown on immigration hastens the dwindling of care available to the aging and elderly.
Monsanto giving cash to farmers who use controversial pesticide
Meanwhile, regulators in North Dakota, Missouri and Arkansas are taking steps to set restrictions on dicamba-based herbicides.
MAHA report emphasizes environmental exposure to chemicals damaging health of Americans
The report, which supported independent gold standard science, strongly linked toxic chemicals to “the chronic disease crisis facing America’s children.”
Berkeley Soda Tax Is Working
Are Berkeley residents better off?
New study confirms ‘no safe level’ of air pollution protects against cardiac arrest
"Our study supports recent evidence that there is no safe level of air pollution—finding an increased risk of cardiac arrest despite air quality generally meeting the standards."
Rich countries are buying up medical supplies, leaving poor countries stranded
"We're not as wealthy. We don't have as many ventilators, we don't have as many doctors, our health system was in a precarious position before coronavirus."
In landmark opioid trial, Oklahoma accuses Johnson & Johnson of being drug ‘kingpin’ fueled...
In opening statements Tuesday, lawyers made a sweeping case against the company, accusing it of driving demand for opioids while the drug ravaged Oklahoma.
Rural America needs Medicare for All now
Only a system that puts the well-being of all people above enriching a few will deliver the care we need, where and when we need it, and keep our rural communities alive and vibrant.