Elizabeth Warren introduces bill that would lower drug costs
“The solution here is not to replace markets, but to fix them. The Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act will introduce more competition into the prescription drug market, and bring down prices for consumers.”
Fundamentalist pandemics
Whether in America or Iran, fundamentalist religion often made for dismally bad public policy during the first wave of COVID-19.
3 Pesticides Are Putting Nearly All U.S. Endangered Species At Risk
"This is a huge wake-up call."
Imports of Genetically Engineered Salmon Blocked Until Labeling Requirements Are Established
The FDA approved the salmon in October without any mandatory labeling. In approving the AquaBounty transgenic salmon, the FDA ignored millions of Americans and more than 40 members of Congress who have expressed vocal opposition.
The Corporate Food Industry Continues to Fight Animal Reforms
Big food fighting FDA when it comes to food and animal safety.
Healthcare ad spending exceeds $65 million in 2019 as insurance industry ramps up effort...
An Axios analysis released Wednesday found that spending on healthcare advertisements has exceeded $65 million in 2019 as dark money organizations, the insurance industry, and...
Judges are complicit in the opioid epidemic says new analysis
An analysis of U.S. court secrecy, conducted by Reuters, shows that by sealing evidence from the public, judges may have lengthened and deepened the epidemic.
Governor Snyder Accused of Withholding Documents on the Flint Water Crisis
A request for documents has been “completely ignored” by Michigan governor Synder.
The UN’s Capitalistic Approach to Zika
The capitalistic notion on which the UN's Sustainable Development Goals are founded is leading to discrimination and unequal concentration of wealth and power, especially where health care is concerned.
Lawsuit against Monsanto for killing farmer’s crops
The lawsuit hopes permanent injunctions will be placed on these large companies, forcing them to stop selling and marketing their dicamba herbicide.