15,000 Minnesota nurses launch historic strike to put ‘patients before profits’
"We feel like this is the only thing we can do," said one nurse. "Hospitals tell us it's our fault, but we've been actively involved and getting nowhere."
As new Covid boosters move forward, better outreach is needed to save lives
Vaccine uptake for the other Covid-19 boosters has been relatively low, leaving millions of Americans with waned immunity to a virus that quickly learned to evade the protection offered by initial vaccines.
‘Hidden killer’: experts urge action after study shows how air pollution causes lung cancer
"If you want to address human health, you have to address climate health first," said Charles Swanton, who led the research team.
‘Monstrous’: Federal judge rules HIV drug coverage mandate violates religious freedom
"No one's religious beliefs should ever prevent access to essential lifesaving medication."
Community groups and activists pivot to mutual aid amid ongoing water crisis in Jackson,...
With 150,000 residents still lacking safe drinking water, grassroots organizations are scrambling to address a crisis decades in the making.
Hypocrisy abounds as PPP loans to 1% forgiven, while Biden seeks to privatize taxpayer...
Word has leaked out that the Biden administration is about to enter negotiations with Big Pharma, for the express intent of shifting the cost of COVID vaccines and lifesaving antiviral medications, to the patient.
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens must pay $650M for filling prescriptions to pill mills in...
A federal judge in Ohio found the pharmacy chains accountable for filling prescriptions even after suspecting doctors were operating pill mills.
Children living close to fracking sites have two to three times higher risk of...
A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that fracking represents a “public health crisis,” experts say.
New study reveals children born close to fracking more likely to develop childhood leukemia
Not only are children at a greater risk of developing ALL from toxic air pollution, but the study said that fracking also contaminates drinking water, which causes more exposure to cancer-linked chemicals.
94% of pre-packaged and homemade US baby foods contain toxic heavy metals: Study
"FDA must go beyond the baby food aisle and set strong standards for these contaminants," said the national director of Healthy Babies Bright Futures.