Tag: health
Young people are primary coronavirus spreaders, WHO warns
The WHO findings were based on an analysis of roughly 6 million international cases that spanned from late February to mid-July.
COVID-19 crisis highlights big meat companies’ lack of openness
Meat companies’ evasive language about what is happening to animals during the COVID-19 crisis is part of a larger pattern that suppresses open debate about the ethical costs of food production in the U.S.
Coronavirus shines light on zoos as danger zones for deadly disease...
The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.
New study confirms lead poisoning is a global problem among children
"The unequivocal conclusion of this research is that children around the world are being poisoned by lead on a massive and previously unrecognized scale."
Noam Chomsky: Decades of “the neoliberal plague” left U.S. Unprepared for...
“We should understand the roots of this pandemic.”
5 key demands for the new coronavirus bill
The window to act is closing, so raise your voice now.
Kids need to wear masks when they go to school in...
I know this is easier said than done but, in my view, this struggle is worth the effort.
Hiroshima at 75: Health lessons still current
The devastating threats that atomic power poses to health still are a huge threat to humanity.
Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors—because of Trump’s visa ban
Doctors treating coronavirus patients were supposed to be allowed into the U.S. But hundreds of young doctors have their visas put on hold indefinitely.
Ending the pandemic will take global access to COVID-19 treatment and...
If pharmaceutical companies don’t voluntarily help people in poor countries, those governments can do what they’ve done in past health crises: let other companies produce generic versions of patented medicines, to protect the common good.
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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels
"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.
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.