Tag: health
National Day of Action to demand health care, not profit
A discussion about the current healthcare crisis in the United States and why it is imperative that people organize now for a solution, such as national improved Medicare for all.
Moms who lost loved ones to overdose urge lawmakers to prioritize...
A pre-Mother’s Day press conference featured mothers who have lost family members to overdose, who are asking lawmakers to change their approach.
Internal VA emails reveal how Trump cuts jeopardize veterans’ care, including...
The email said more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for diseases ranging from metastatic head and neck cancers, to kidney disease, to traumatic brain injuries.
Florida to become second state to ban fluoride in public water...
With a vote of 88-27, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that would ultimately ban fluoride in drinking water. SB 700, also known...
Medicare for All returns to Congress as GOP pushes Medicaid cuts...
As Sanders and progressives reintroduce Medicare for All with growing support, Republican lawmakers propose historic Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.
This mental health awareness month
Simple actions in the present make it more likely that such services will be launched in the future.
‘Absolute nonsense’: As measles cases soar & kids die, expert slams...
Amid a growing number of measles cases in the United States, RFK Jr. has promoted skepticism of the efficacy of the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
Sick and unsafe: Trump attacks on workers’ rights is an attack...
This power shift hasn't just changed paychecks—it has fundamentally altered the physical and mental health landscape for millions of Americans.
New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of...
While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
An Indian drugmaker, investigated by ProPublica last year, has recalled two...
FDA inspectors found serious problems at a Glenmark factory in India that manufactured the recalled drugs.
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Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds
The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%
Insurers drop Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors
KFF counted 193 counties with no Medicare Advantage drug plan open to general enrollment in 2027, up from 123 this year
Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid
A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.
Bird flu keeps spreading on a Utah mink farm as officials hold off on...
Seven mink have tested positive on C&T Fenn Farms, and no federal rules cover sick mink, ProPublica reports; Utah has issued a verbal hold instead of a formal quarantine.
How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement
Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.