Ketamine: What to know about the drug at the center of the Cornell case
Ketamine is a powerful drug with promise for treating depression in small doses. Recreational use is risky, especially combined with alcohol.
Exposure to common herbicide potentially harms endangered species
“Finally the EPA has been forced to acknowledge atrazine’s far-reaching harms.”
Not Lovin’ It
McDonald's new ad campaign is trying to tap into people’s emotions linking their positive feelings of love with the Golden Arches. Maybe it would be better served to ask the workers about the “love” they’re getting from McDonald’s.
A history of success drives the ongoing struggle to clean up Cancer Alley
Cancer Alley communities in Louisiana are still fighting for a healthier environment for everyone.
The first Black woman to lead the CDC will face an uphill battle in...
Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the first Black woman to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promising that she will show “radical transparency and unwavering scientific integrity” in the role. But she faces political headwinds and practical challenges as she starts the job. Schwartz, who was confirmed Wednesday by the Senate to run […]
On 55th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, advocates call on Congress to fully restore...
Since the Supreme Court gutted the law in 2013, more than 1,600 polling places have been closed, including many in largely-Black and Latino communities.
The ultimate stress test
The American world that COVID-19 reveals...
Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership
Similar to the other major crisis of our era – climate change – the antibiotic crisis poses a fundamental threat to human wellbeing around the world.
29 Arrested as Single-Payer Advocates Disrupt Vermont Gov. Shumlin’s Inauguration
During Gov. Peter Shumlin’s recent inaugural address, protesters took part in a sit-in desiring single-payer healthcare, which the governor had promised to create. Those participating in the sit-in were arrested on spot.
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."