Monday, September 14, 2026

Tag: health

Subsidies for private health insurance set to expire, costs expected to...

Without an extension, premium costs could double for many Marketplace enrollees.

The truth about kratom and its safety problems

"Depending on the amount of active ingredient in the product…taking kratom can be harmful," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned people not to use kratom because of possible harm it can cause.

Federal court invalidates ‘loopholes’ in GMO labeling lawsuit

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the "loophole" in the U.S. National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard that left out foods like oils and sugars from mandatory labeling.

Glyphosate levels 40 times higher in period products than legal limit...

Conducted by PAN UK and Women's Environmental Network, the study said that millions of women and girls could be at risk of exposure to glyphosate, which is linked to life-threatening illnesses.

California to phase out ultra-processed food in schools by 2035

The new law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week at Belvedere Middle School in Los Angeles and prohibits public schools from serving this type of food in breakfasts and lunches.

Wildfire smoke could kill 71,000 people per year in the US...

A study published this week in Nature projects that wildfire smoke will cause approximately 71,000 excess deaths each year by 2050 under current emissions trends—an increase of roughly 30,000 deaths over today’s levels.

‘I’m terrified I’ll die’: Bernie Sanders unveils report on healthcare devastation...

The Sanders report concludes by not only vowing to reverse the Republican healthcare cuts, but to “work to end the international embarrassment of the United States being the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care for all.”

Nanonplstics not just in seafood, new study finds small plastic particles...

The study confirmed that humans and animals are consuming nanoplastics not just through seafood and water sources, but now through agriculture.

For-profit corporations are buying up more psychiatric hospitals. Some flout federal...

Some are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.

Study suggests breast cancer linked to exposure of phthalates in everyday...

As the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, most cases of breast cancer arise from environmental and lifestyle factors, the study found.

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FEMA community relations workers at a disaster recovery center. Photo: George Armstrong, public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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.
El Capitolio in Havana. Photo: Nigel Pacquette / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.
Donald Trump Jr. speaking at a conference. Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.
A petroleum pipeline right-of-way. Photo: Analogue Kid / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Map: NormanEinstein / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...

Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.