Saturday, October 24, 2026
The US Capitol. Photo: Architect of the Capitol (public domain)

Warren, Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to ban corporate ownership of physician practices

The bill would let doctors sue corporate owners for treble damages and give the Federal Trade Commission a role in enforcing the ban.
A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Photo: Dctrzl / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pennsylvania measles outbreak reaches 890 cases with four deaths

Fewer than 1 percent of cases are among vaccinated people, and MMR doses given in the state ran well above a typical month in August and September.

New infographic shows how only 10 companies control every brand we know

Regardless of what the companies claim, the Big 10 do have the power and resources to address hunger and poverty within their supply chains.
A sample of the current U.S. Medicare card. Photo: medicare.gov (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room

A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical records on apps.
White cheddar cheese. File photo, not the recalled product. Photo: Jon Sullivan (public domain)

Raw milk cheese recalled after E. coli outbreak sickens 13 people in nine states

Eight people were hospitalized and three developed a serious kidney complication, and more than half of those sick are age 5 or younger, the CDC says.

As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...

New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
A hospital emergency room in Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster / CC BY-SA 2.0

More than 10 million Americans have lost health coverage under Trump, new analysis finds

Enrollment losses are falling hardest on children, with Medicaid and CHIP coverage for kids down 2 million even as the biggest cuts in this year's tax and spending law have yet to fully take effect.

Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown

Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.

America is still using diquat, a toxic weedkiller banned in much of the world

Despite mounting evidence of serious health risks, the U.S. continues to allow diquat use on farms.

Pledge to fight the pollution of face masks

Pledge to protect those around us and our environment by wearing reusable face masks.