Thursday, September 24, 2026

Uninsured up from last year and pandemic likely to exacerbate this trend

The Census concluded that while employer-sponsored insurance coverage increased last year, directly bought coverage, such as Obamacare, declined.

Gaza grapples with health emergency amid rising infectious disease cases

Gaza faces a dire health crisis with over 360,000 infectious disease cases in shelters, highlighting the devastating impact of Israel's blockade and a collapsing healthcare system.

Keeping the vaccine for ourselves

The results and ideas should be shared, and the costs should be pooled, regardless of whether it is a rich country or a poor country that is paying.

Trump’s pharma tariffs set to hit branded drugs as exemptions widen the escape hatch

Analysts warn of price risks even as generics, U.S. facilities, and European caps could blunt the impact.

Big Pharma’s pollution is creating deadly superbugs while the world looks the other way

Environmental standards do not feature in international regulations governing drug production.

They knew industrial pollution was ruining the neighborhood’s air. If only regulators had listened.

Barbara Weckesser and her neighbors told regulators that air pollution was making them sick. The law let them ignore her.

Hillary Clinton’s Support for GMOs Confirmed by Gates Foundation

Hillary Clinton, who is currently in a race with anti-GMO Senator Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate, is coming under increasing pressure following a series of revelations regarding her ties to Monsanto and the Biotech Industry.

The long haul

Or living through pandemic-plus...
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New study finds detectable plastic fragments in bottled water that invade human cells

A new study explored the world of nanoplastics and their presence in bottled drinking water.

In North Carolina, pigs don’t fly, but their feces do

Something is rotten in North Carolina.