Sunday, April 19, 2026

Tag: health

New bill terminates vaccine requirement for air travelers to US

The argument against the bill states that this could put "American health care at risk."

Train derailment leads to toxic chemical exposure in Ohio

"Experts are voicing doubt that the pollution levels are safe for humans, animals, and natural environments in the area."

Why Damar Hamlin didn’t die for our sins

I’ve wondered if that specter of sudden death could become a turning point in the history of what’s arguably America’s most popular and perilous pastime.

USDA proposes new nutrition guidelines for school meals

The new proposed guidelines will reduce sugar and salt and include foods more nutritious to promote better health.

Simply PFAS: Lawsuit claims ‘all natural’ orange juice brand contains toxic...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a growing concern because of the many health impacts associated with exposure and their tendency to persist in the human body for months to years and in the environment for thousands of years.

Mexico bans cigarette smoking in all public places

This concludes that the only legal place to smoke is in private residences, which makes Mexico's legislation the "world's strictest anti-tobacco laws."

New study finds high levels of forever chemicals in freshwater fish...

“People who consume freshwater fish, especially those who catch and eat fish regularly, are at risk of alarming levels of PFAS in their bodies."

Abortion bans are part of GOP plan to disempower working class:...

"The loss of abortion rights means the loss of economic security, independence, and mobility for millions of people."

‘The sheer greed is obscene’: Moderna plans 4,000% markup for COVID...

"We need to learn from this pandemic and break big pharma's monopolies."

‘Public trust’—a key legal tool to preserve our natural resources

Law professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency.

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3D-printed homes, an abandoned $590,000 deposit, the FBI: What really happened in this small...

Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix Cairo, Illinois’ housing crisis. More than a year later, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished.

The axis of evil suffers a big loss

After Viktor Orban's landslide loss in Hungary, will Trump and even Putin be next in line for their political comeuppance?

The deaf, dumb and blind cult still dazzled by the nastiest, most naked ‘emperor’...

How mortifying: one crude, ham-fisted con artist, swelled by arrogance, ignorance, and stupidity, is all it took to topple this “naked” beacon of democracy. Figure even worse with a Putin in charge.

The winner at the DNC’s latest meeting? Israel, ethnic cleansing and genocide

Why did pro-Israel groups voice so much pleasure and praise—not only for the sidelining of pro-human-rights resolutions but also for the process that sidelined them?

Big oil cashes in as Trump’s Iran war drives $30 million per hour windfall...

Analysis shows fossil fuel giants capturing massive gains as oil prices surge during conflict, intensifying scrutiny over war-driven economic impacts.