Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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.

Starbucks Brews Up Food Donation Plan to Stop Hunger in America

Leftover panini and sandwiches at the chain’s stores will be taken to local food banks and pantries.

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.

Inequality and the coronavirus

Or how to destroy American society from the top down.

Air pollution exposure during pregnancy affects children’s lung function in early years

"It's really important to prioritize reduction of air pollution levels to improve respiratory health."

Resistance at Standing Rock: The people from Oceti Sakowin Camp

“I’m here to make the world a better place. I obviously can’t do it on my own, and when I saw a big group of people do that I took the opportunity to help anyway I can.”

Big Pharma, insurers, hospitals team up to kill Medicare for All

The giants of the healthcare industry agree on one thing: Medicare for All cannot become law.

Trump Administration fires thousands of US health workers, putting well-being of Americans at ‘serious...

Termination emails were sent out to employees of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and several smaller agencies.

Trump accused of suppressing CDC warning that full school reopenings pose ‘highest risk’ of...

DeVos repeatedly refused to say whether schools should follow the CDC's reopening guidelines and claimed "there's nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous."
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Political jujitsu: Now’s the time for Medicare for all

Either expensive health care for the few, or affordable health care for the many.