Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Tag: Health Policy

Drug prices soar under Trump despite promises, Senate report finds

Senate HELP Minority report says 688 drug prices rose after Trump took office, with some cancer therapies now over $200,000 a year and a rare-disease drug jumping 1,555 percent; White House tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could push costs higher still.

Senate Democrats investigate RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine purge at CDC

Bernie Sanders and top Senate Democrats demand answers after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousts all 17 CDC vaccine experts and installs anti-vaccine activists in their place.

GOP healthcare bill would strip insurance from 16 million to fund...

Republican budget proposal would double uninsured rates in many states and lead to over 50,000 preventable deaths each year, healthcare workers warn.

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An American mink. Photo: Patrick Reijnders / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bird flu keeps spreading on a Utah mink farm as officials hold off on...

Seven mink have tested positive on C&T Fenn Farms, and no federal rules cover sick mink, ProPublica reports; Utah has issued a verbal hold instead of a formal quarantine.
Map of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump says he is weighing an Iran deal or renewed strikes as Hormuz ship...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says seven ships were hit Thursday, which U.S. Central Command denies, while Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says Tehran offered to reopen the strait if the blockade ends.
A No Kings protest in Washington, D.C. Photo: Nvss132 / CC BY 4.0

‘You say you want a revolution’ – where’s the coalition against the relentless tyranny...

When else in a marginal democracy have so few done so much damage to so many in such a short time?

The Courage to Keep the Oath

Why We Must Stand with Major Jason Watson

The Cost of Healthcare Is Hitting America Where It Hurts: The Wallet

Rising healthcare costs are upending the lives of Americans. People are forgoing health insurance, rationing medications, cutting back on doctor visits, and putting off health procedures they can’t afford. But bringing the costs down won’t be easy.