Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Monsanto wins $7.7b lawsuit in Brazil – but farmers’ fight to stop its ‘amoral’...

Monsanto has long had the upper hand over the farmers who use its products. But the momentum may be shifting.

Japanese fisheries collapsed due to pesticides, new research says

"Let's hope this is a wake-up call for Asian countries and they move to quickly ban the chemicals from paddyfields."

As the planet warms and mosquitos thrive, one billion people could be exposed to...

“The risk of disease transmission is a serious problem, even over the next few decades."

My breast cancer journey revealed the flaws of an unjust health system

Our ability to care for ourselves during a health crisis should not be dependent on generous employers or on our zip code.

Trump wellness programs would gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions

The ACA’s pre-existing condition protections are among the law’s more popular and important elements.

The ignorance about universal healthcare for Americans is astounding, incomprehensible

If we sent a man to the moon, if we developed the revolutionary internet, then we can develop a world-class healthcare system.

A new model for health care respects indigenous agency

In Canada, Inuit and academic health care researchers have teamed up to combat poor cultural awareness in mainstream health care services.

Gene editing mishaps highlight need for FDA oversight

The FDA plans to require pre-market safety assessments for gene-edited food animals, as they do for new animal drugs.

Johnson & Johnson recalls 33,000 baby powder bottles after FDA finds asbestos

"FDA will be working with Johnson & Johnson to facilitate further investigation to substantiate that the product is authentic."

Reducing climate change will prevent future deadly epidemics says new study

"Recent outbreaks of animal-borne emerging infectious diseases have likely been precipitated by a complex interplay of changing ecological, epidemiological and socio-economic factors."