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.”
The most important thing media can tell us is how we’re getting infected
Finding out what the weak spots are in our defense against the coronavirus is the most vital task journalists can perform right now. It’s news we could use—desperately.
Children’s Health Insurance Program in trouble – funding to end in January
"We are unable to say with certainty whether there is enough funding for every state to continue its CHIP program through March 31, 2018.”
Prepare for the next pandemic today
A small investment now could mean more protective equipment and faster vaccine development before the next plague hits.
$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.
They needed treatment for drug addiction. The company they turned to may have used...
Former staff and investigators allege the drug treatment center falsified invoices to bill Medicaid for millions.
‘Just horrific’: Pandemic fuels steepest decline in US life expectancy since WWII
"U.S. life expectancy at birth for 2020, based on nearly final data, was 77.3 years, the lowest it has been since 2003."
Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t the only answer.
So what’s ultimately behind this low life expectancy?
Put to the (Covid-19) test by the National Guard in Pennsylvania
Epidemic Epistle IX: A COVID-19 crisis diary by TCBH! members...
Desperate People, Hazardous Escapes
Conditions in some countries are so abysmal, its residents are deciding to flee their homelands for the possibility of opportunity and freedom. Unfortunately, upon arrival to the U.S., a ‘migrant detention center’ awaits them with horrible treatment.