Global health leaders hail ‘monumental moment’ in Covid-19 fight as US supports vaccine waiver
“Countries that continue to oppose the WTO waiver—such as European Union countries, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Norway, Japan, and Brazil—must now take action, too.”
Genuine Corporate Posers
Many people are no longer eating at fast food restaurants, they prefer to dine at upstart, independent outfits. But most of these outlets are owned by corporate fast-food giants. So are McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Pepsi trying to dupe their customers?
$6 billion in PhRMA Network grants flood the non-profit world, muddying the advocacy landscape
An analysis of the $6 billion in grants distributed by PhRMA and its member companies.
NIH ends future funding to study the health effects of climate change
One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.
What is our collective solution to health injustice?
The fight over health care in the U.S. is about competing narratives: profit-making versus collective well-being. We need to articulate a publicly funded solution now—before corporate spin silences us.
Scientific American: As Trump touts dangerous cures, here’s what we know about COVID-19 drug...
More than 207,000 people have died worldwide from COVID-19, but there are still no drugs proven to help treat the disease.
Living near a toxic waste site could lower life expectancy by a year, study...
“The long-term effect of the flooding and repetitive exposure has an effect that can transcend generations.”
Election season upended: Trump’s Covid diagnosis could reshape race, debates & SCOTUS fight
What will happen if President Trump is unable to lead the country?
SCOTUS opinion says states can block Medicaid money for health services at Planned Parenthood
Justice Neil Gorsuch and five other justices found that "while Medicaid law allows people choose their own provider, that does not make it a right enforceable in court in the case."
AOC: US must mass produce COVID-19 vaccine for world, or pandemic could drag on...
She calls on the United States to use tools like the Defense Production Act to mobilize mass production of vaccines to export for free around the world.








