Sunday, May 31, 2026

FDA approves first oral treatment for postpartum depression

In clinical trials, drug manufacturers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen said the zuranolone pill quickly reduced postpartum symptoms such as depression and other cognitive issues.

Koch-funded hit piece backfires: Shows Medicare For All would save ‘whopping $2 trillion’ over...

"Even if you take the report's headline figures at face value, the picture it paints is that of an enormous bargain. We get to insure every single person in the country..."
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‘Terrified to go to work’: Hundreds of workers in meat & poultry plants test...

Meanwhile, deaths of slaughterhouse workers have been reported in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado.

A short history of sportswriting (from Bat Masterson to Shams Charania)

The Clues Are on the Billionaires’ Scorecards.

With pandemic a ‘tipping point,’ UN warns 1 billion more people headed for extreme...

Unless strong and meaningful action is taken now, including major social investments and a Green New Deal-style program, the Covid-19 crisis will make an already dire economic situation much worse.

Honeybee venom kills aggressive breast cancer cells, study shows

“It provides another wonderful example of where compounds in nature can be used to treat human diseases.”

Sanders, Cummings call on DOJ to investigation generic drug manufacturers’ ‘multi-year conspiracy’ of drug...

"The Department of Justice must hold these bad actors accountable to the fullest extent of the law."

Video: Everybody Has the Right to Healthcare

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about presidential contenders, and whether or not everyone has a basic right to healthcare.

‘Guilty on all counts!’: In historic victory, Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in...

"This is a company that has always put profits ahead of public safety, and today, Monsanto has finally been held accountable."
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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.”