Monday, October 26, 2026

Inequalities are shaping how we’re fighting the pandemic — and how we’ll remember it

Covid-19 infections in most countries have been hugely underestimated — not least because rich countries bought almost all the tests.
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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.

They stole his safety net!!

The new Trump/Republican health care bill will see to it that many of the very foolish people who stood on the street corners, or carry his stickers on their cars and trucks, will one day be shocked when they or their relatives can no longer get into a nursing home via Medicaid.

Over there is now over here

The world, in other words, has turned upside down.

Women’s cancer rates are rising in the Oil Gulf: Is global heating causing it?

There is a lot of fine particulate matter in the air in the Gulf, and if hotter temperatures make them harder on the human body, then that would be a problem.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.

UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless...

Rather than prioritising the prevention of pandemic outbreaks, governments around the world primarily focus on responding.

Reducing food waste can protect our health, as well as our planet’s

Reducing food waste can address two major problems facing humanity today: cost of food waste and the impact on the health of our people and our planet.

How to keep indoor air clean to reduce the chance of spreading Covid

Using increased ventilation or running an appropriately sized air cleaner or filter can add an extra layer of protection.

Supreme Court preserves nationwide access to abortion pill mifepristone by mail

The justices' decision will block a previous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which would require patients to obtain the medication only in-person from a physician.