Friday, April 19, 2024

Medicare For All favored by a majority of Republicans new poll shows

"As Donald Trump and Republicans have stepped up attacks on Medicare for All, their own party has embraced the policy."

U.S. company offered to make millions of N95 masks back in January but Trump...

A Texas-based medical supply company offered the government 4 production lines to produce millions of much needed N95 respirators, but no orders were placed.

‘We’ve let the worst happen’: Reflecting on 400,000 dead

Eight months later, with 300,000 additional American lives lost and the chaotic distribution of the vaccine underway, Caroline Chen, health care reporter, shares her thoughts on where we are and what happens next.

Pandemic recovery will take more than soaring growth – to fuel a more equitable...

Countries seeking to explicitly counteract the negative effects of the pandemic need a good compass to guide their recovery plan. And that won’t be GDP.

Probe shows Big Pharma ‘manipulated’ patent system and ‘raised prices with abandon’

"The evidence overwhelmingly supports the need to pass the Build Back Better Act."

We will soon be using more than the earth can provide

Forget the GDP, it’s time for our leaders to pay attention to metrics that matter.
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Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart: People are dying in opioid crisis because of politicians’ ignorance

Columbia University psychology and psychiatry professor Carl Hart argues that people are dying because of ignorance, not because of opioids.

Microplastics accumulate in bodies of shellfish within hours, new study reveals

“Understanding whether plastic particles are absorbed across biological membranes and accumulate within internal organs is critical for assessing the risk these particles pose to both organism and human health."

Landmark victory: Johnson & Johnson forced to pay $572 million for their role in...

"The opioid crisis is an imminent danger and menace to Oklahomans."

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."