Tag: health
Bernie Sanders’ nine-point plan to overhaul America’s healthcare system
Bernie Sanders unveils bold plan to reform U.S. healthcare and address inequality.
New study finds Smartwatch wristbands contain high levels of PFAS
Researchers found elevated level of PFAS in mostly fluorinated synthetic rubber wristbands.
Inside the country’s first official safe drug consumption site
An overdose prevention site in New York City continues its research-backed, lifesaving work.
What is our collective solution to health injustice?
The fight over health care in the U.S. is about competing narratives: profit-making versus collective well-being. We need to articulate a publicly funded solution now—before corporate spin silences us.
A history of success drives the ongoing struggle to clean up...
Cancer Alley communities in Louisiana are still fighting for a healthier environment for everyone.
Recent exposure to glyphosate-contaminated foods reported in 80% of Americans
As the volume of glyphosate applied to crops has increased 100-fold since its introduction to the market in 1974, Americans’ exposure to the chemical has broadened.
62% of Americans demand government-ensured healthcare as trust in for-profit system...
New Gallup poll shows record-high support for universal healthcare, with bipartisan frustration mounting over rising costs and systemic inequities.
A murder on the streets has fear rising in the suites
A gunman murdered the chief executive of a corporate insurance powerhouse that regularly registers hefty profits denying health help to sick people who desperately need it.
CEO assassination suspect claimed insurance industry ‘had it coming’
The shocking case of a corporate CEO’s assassination sheds light on systemic frustration, extremism, and the risks of growing inequality.
Glyphosate exposure linked to brain inflammation and neurodegenerative risks
A groundbreaking study links glyphosate exposure to long-term brain inflammation, raising concerns about its safety and potential role in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Despite media knocks, Maine’s Graham Platner qualifies as this year’s breakthrough Senate campaign star
Who knew a year ago that a scintillating Maine campaign could be a national spark plug to a new progressive movement?
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
A climatic presidency
Donald Trump gets hot, hot, hot.
US-Iran ceasefire deal opens fragile path out of war as Israel threatens to keep...
The interim framework could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause a war that killed thousands, but unresolved disputes over sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program, frozen assets, and Israel’s military operations leave the deal vulnerable before it is even signed.
Decades of research link pesticide use around homes, farms to childhood cancer
A new comprehensive meta-analysis published last month in the International Journal of Cancer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln analyzed findings from 88 epidemiological studies spanning more than 40 years.