Trump administration rejects scientists’ advice on nutrition, maintaining guidelines for sugar and alcohol
This "will impact eating habits, school lunch menus, and food stamp policies," and will lead to "poor health" for Americans.
Exclusive: White House privately warns 11 cities must take “aggressive” action against coronavirus
New red flags about the severity of the coronavirus outbreak come after Trump focused on upsides in televised briefing.
Labor’s power and the Medicare For All struggle
Missouri nurse Shane Johnson makes the case for uniting our health care struggles.
Dying to work
Many Americans must return to work because they need the money, but this doesn’t have to be the case.
As rich countries shield pharma monopolies, just 0.2% of COVID vaccine doses have gone...
"The problem is not getting vaccines out of COVAX; the problem is getting them in."
Exposed to agent orange at US bases, veterans face cancer without VA compensation
The half dozen veterans who spoke with KFF Health News said they want the military to take responsibility.
We need to talk about privilege and the coronavirus pandemic
That so many in the U.S. seem to be operating in paranoia and fear-mongering, there’s no time like the present for us to check our privilege.
How we can take on powerful interests to win Medicare for All
Building support for Medicare for All is not hard. But beating back the wealthy forces determined to profit off of illness is.
Atmospheric CO2 increasing 10x faster than in last 50,000 years, study finds
“We rely on the Southern Ocean to take up part of the carbon dioxide we emit, but rapidly increasing southerly winds weaken its ability to do so."
Higher cancer rates tied to factory farm counties as new study deepens scrutiny of...
Yale researchers found elevated cancer rates in heavily concentrated CAFO counties in California, Iowa, and Texas, adding urgency to concerns about manure waste, nitrate contamination, and rural drinking water safety.