People’s vaccine: Calls grow for equal access to coronavirus vaccine as rich countries hoard...
A growing movement is calling for the development of a people’s vaccine and the suspension of intellectual property rights to expand access.
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.
The unsung Caribbean roots of the vegan food movement
Last year, 9.7 million Americans were reported to follow a plant-based diet.
Burning fossil fuels made coronavirus death rate worse, and kills 200K Americans per year,...
Coal companies and Big Oil like ExxonMobil and all those fracking companies are thus killing off a million Americans every five years.
The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain...
Our poll results demonstrate how the pandemic has transformed many Americans’ lives and behaviors in complex and interconnected ways.
‘Millions of lives are at stake’: Pressure grows on Biden to back WTO waiver...
“The world needs 10 to 15 billion doses to reach herd immunity, and right now all of the global production together is on track to make 6 billion doses this year.”
Court orders EPA to establish lead hazard standards in structures to better protect children...
According to the Centers for Disease and Control, there is no safe level of exposure of lead for children and the most common cause of lead poisoning is from ingesting lead dust.
Gaza grapples with health emergency amid rising infectious disease cases
Gaza faces a dire health crisis with over 360,000 infectious disease cases in shelters, highlighting the devastating impact of Israel's blockade and a collapsing healthcare system.
For some Indigenous, COVID presents possibility of cultural extinction, says Myrna Cunningham
For Indigenous peoples, actions must be collective, not only individual.
Dr. Paul Farmer: Centuries of inequality in the US laid groundwork for pandemic devastation
“All the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemics.”