Tag: health
More evidence that fentanyl is killing meth and cocaine users
“The lack of awareness regarding the potentially deadly combination of fentanyl with cocaine or methamphetamine poses a significant risk to public health because of the heightened risk of overdose.”
Private health insurance stocks ‘in free fall’ as Medicare for All...
"Insurance industry stocks dropping as the Medicare for All movement heats up – we've got some serious people power on our hands!"
Just after Sanders revealed Fox viewers’ approval of Medicare for All,...
Media Matters labeled Verma's interview an intentional "smear" of the Vermont Independent senator's appearance and proposal.
Water Water Everywhere…
I just interviewed former World Bank staff member and geopolitical analyst Peter Koenig via telephone at his home in Geneva. Koenig had...
Medicare for All: Accept no substitutes
There’s only one Medicare for All plan, and it deserves widespread support – from its friends, its current enemies, and all the people in between.
Underfunding labor & delivery: A national disgrace that discriminates against women’s...
Is getting born any less of a right than the “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” set piece that buttresses our opening national gambit?
Big Pharma, big greed: Death by prescription
The powerful corporate and government forces that minimize the less powerful must be challenged, even in the face of overwhelming odds.
Why Trump’s goon in charge of Medicare and Medicaid should resign...
Seema Verma’s attacks on Medicare and Medicaid, along with her close involvement in the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken and destroy the Affordable Care Act, have hurt Verma’s public image.
Republicans on health care: Do vast harm
The message is clear: to Republicans, health care is a right only for the rich; the rest can suffer and die. The GOP Hippocratic oath is: Do vast harm.
Monsanto ordered to pay $80M after causing man’s cancer
The jury found Monsanto guilty of negligence and failing to adequately warn consumers of Roundup weed killer’s cancer risks.
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Forty-five groups urge House vote on Cuba war powers resolution
The coalition cites a 148 percent rise in Cuba's infant mortality rate since 2018 and a Senate companion measure that failed by four votes in April.
Federal judge rules Trump plan to halve FEMA workforce unlawful
The ruling covers the reservists who deploy after hurricanes and floods, with a decision on remedies due next month as hurricane season continues.
Energy Transfer seeks to overturn Pennsylvania clean water law after jet fuel spill
The 89-year-old law's mens rea challenge could also unravel other state statutes, from traffic offenses to hunting rules, if the company's argument succeeds.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.
Iran: Ongoing Unlawful Execution Campaign Against Protesters
At least 60 more protesters face imminent execution, Human Rights Watch says, after summary trials relying on torture-tainted confessions.